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בְּרָאיָה
be.ra.yah
H1256
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Beraiah

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be.ra.yah is used as the proper name of one of Shimei's sons in a genealogical list.

The attested form identifies a person named among the sons of Shimei in 1 Chronicles 8:21.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 8:21, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the list naming Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath as sons of Shimei; the APB renders the verse, "Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath—the sons of Shimei."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 8:21, the APB presents the name as "Beraiah" within a list of Shimei's sons.

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