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That is whyעַל כֵּןthe wellלַבְּאֵרwas calledקָרָאBeer-lahai-roi;בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִיlook,הִנֵּהit is betweenבֵיןKadeshקָדֵשׁandוּבֵיןBered.בָּרֶד
Genesis 16:14
Study it in the app“That is why the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; look, it is between Kadesh and Bered.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 16:14, word by word
- the wellבְּאֵרbeer
well
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appears- was calledקָרָאkara
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “kara” appears- Beer-lahai-roiבְּאֵרbeer
Beer-lahai-roi
Beer-lahai-roi, the name of a well in the wilderness. It means "well of the Living One who sees me".
Where else “beer” appears- Kadeshקָדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh
Kadesh, an oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.
Where else “kadesh” appears- Beredבָּרֶדbared
Bered
Bered, a place in the southern desert; also an Israelite of the tribe of Ephraim.
Where else “bared” appears
The context
13So she called the name of YHWH, who was speaking to her, “You are El Roi,” for she said, “Have I really seen here after the one who sees me?”
14 · This verse (above)
15Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
To study Genesis 16 in a group
1. What it says
What did the angel of YHWH say to Hagar by the spring in the wilderness (vv. 7-12)?
2. What it means
What does it teach that Hagar called YHWH “El Roi,” the one who sees me (v. 13)?
3. How I live it
How can you walk with someone today who feels unseen or mistreated?