be.re.khah denotes a pool or water reservoir, whether named by location, used for a city’s water, or placed beside built structures.

The attested use is a pool or water reservoir: a named site, a source or collection of water, or a feature beside walls and gates. The plural form can refer to several water pools, while the supplied translation leaves its contribution in the Song passage unclear.

1. Pools and water reservoirs · dominant

   The singular forms identify pools by place or use: in 1 Kings 22:38 the construct form occurs in the clause rendered “the pool of Samaria,” and in 2 Samuel 2:13 the men sit on opposite sides of the pool. In 2 Kings 20:20 the APB renders a pool together with a conduit that brought water into the city; Ecclesiastes 2:6 uses the plural construct form for pools of water made to water growing trees. Nehemiah 3:15 places the construct form in the wall description rendered “the pool of Shelah,” while Isaiah 22:11 refers to a reservoir between walls for water.

   1 Kings 22:382 Samuel 2:132 Kings 20:20Ecclesiastes 2:6Nehemiah 3:15Isaiah 22:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the clearer water and location clauses, the APB usually uses “pool,” while Isaiah 22:11 uses “reservoir” and Nehemiah 3:16 uses “artificial pool.” In Song of Songs 7:5, the supplied translation does not make this noun’s specific contribution identifiable, since it renders the verse without an evident pool reference.