Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Bezer
Usage: Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress" a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan Also named: bots.rah (בׇּצְרָה "Bozrah" H1224H)
Strong's Number
H1221
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
3
Strong's H1221 Quick Answer
Strong's H1221 בֶּצֶר (Betser) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Betser (beh'-tser) n/l. 1. Betser, a place in Israel 2. also an Israelite It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include bezer. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Betser (beh'-tser) n/l. 1. Betser, a place in Israel 2. also an Israelite
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bezer
Meaning and Definition
Betser (beh'-tser) n/l. 1. Betser, a place in Israel 2. also an Israelite [the same as H1220, an inaccessible spot] KJV: Bezer. Root(s): H1220
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1221. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1221 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Betser, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Bezer
Deuteronomy 4:43
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How Strong's H1221 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1221 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1221 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1221.
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1221, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1221 FAQ
What does betser (בֶּצֶר) mean?
Betser (Strong's H1221) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bezer". Betser (beh'-tser) n/l. 1. Betser, a place in Israel 2. also an Israelite
How many times is betser (בֶּצֶר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H1221 across 3 books.
Where can I study betser (בֶּצֶר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1221 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate betser (בֶּצֶר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bezer. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.