Biblical Persons & Places
Berothah
Berothah
A location first mentioned at 2Sa.8.8;
referred to as Berothah (בֵּר֫וֹתָה), or Berothai (בֵּרֹתַי), or Cun (KJV= Chun, NIV= Kun) (כּוּן).
Strong's Definition
Berothah or Berothai, a place north of Palestine
Derivation: or בֵּרֹתַי; probably from H1266 (בְּרוֹת)lemma בֻּרוֹת first vowel, corrected to בְּרוֹת; cypress or cypresslike;
KJV Usage: Berothah, Berothai.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Berothah or Berothai = "cypress grove"
1) a place near Hamath
2) a city belonging to Hadadezer
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בֵּרֹתַי / בֵּרוֹתָה
bêrôthâh / bêrôthay
BDB Definition:
Berothah or Berothai = cypress grove
1) a place near Hamath
2) a city belonging to Hadadezer
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from H1266
Total KJV Occurrences: 2