be.er la.chay ro.i is a proper place-name, naming a well and a location associated with Isaac's travel and dwelling.

The term is used consistently as a proper place-name: it identifies a well in Genesis 16:14 and later marks the location from which Isaac came and where he dwelt.

1. Proper name of a well and location · dominant

   In Genesis 16:14, the noun marked Proper names a well located between Kadesh and Bered; the APB renders, "he called the well Beer-lahai-roi." In Genesis 24:62 it identifies the place on Isaac's route, and in Genesis 25:11 it identifies the place where Isaac dwelt; the APB renders "from the way of Beer-lahai-roi" and "with Beer-lahai-roi."

   Genesis 16:14Genesis 24:62Genesis 25:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB preserves the name as "Beer-lahai-roi" in all three verses, presenting it first as a well and later as a place associated with Isaac's travel and dwelling. It does not establish a more specific lexical rendering beyond this proper name.