Be'er (באר) means well in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
well
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Be'er.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בור באדמה המיועד לאגירת מי גשמים, או להעלאת מי תהום, לצרכי שתיה והשקייה.
וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹהִים אֶת עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם...
- 2בהשאלהבור באדמה בו נאגר דבר מה כגון נפט.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Be'er is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בְּאֵר
- Written without vowel points
- באר
- Said
- be'er
- Root
- ב־א־ר
- Pattern
- קְטֵל
- Plural
- : בְּאֵרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר': בְּאֵרוֹת, נ"י: בְּאֵר־, נ"ר: בֶּאֱרוֹת־, כ': בְּאֵרוֹ, בְּאֵרִי, בֶּאֱרוֹתֵיהֶם
- Gematria
- 203
This is how Be'er is said in other languages.
- English
- well
- French
- fontaine
- German
- Brunnen
- Yiddish
- ברונעם
These words mean nearly the same as Be'er.
- בור
- ביר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Be'er.
The word Be'er is part of these phrases and sayings.
- באר ארטזית
- באר מים
- באר נפט
- באר שבע
- באר שחת
- ירק לבאר ששתה ממנה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Be'er comes from the root ב־א־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Be'er in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Be'er.
What does Be'er (באר) mean in Hebrew?
Be'er (באר) means well. It is said be'er, with the stress on er.
What is a synonym for Be'er (באר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Be'er (באר) are בור and ביר.
What rhymes with Be'er (באר)?
Words that rhyme with Be'er (באר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
Is Be'er (באר) masculine or feminine?
The word Be'er (באר) is a feminine noun, and its plural is : בְּאֵרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry באר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.