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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *biʔr-.
Noun
בְּאֵר • (be'ér) f (plural indefinite בְּאֵרוֹת)
- well (hole sunk into the ground)
Tanach, Genesis 24:20, with translation of the American Standard Version:וַתְּמַהֵר וַתְּעַר כַּדָּהּ אֶל־הַשֹּׁקֶת וַתָּרָץ עוֹד אֶל־הַבְּאֵר לִשְׁאֹב וַתִּשְׁאַב לְכָל־גְּמַלָּיו׃- vat'mahér vat'ár kadáh 'el-hashoqet vatárotz 'ód 'el-hab'ér lish'óv vatish'áv l'khol-g'maláv.
- And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
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Verb
בֵּאֵר • (be'ér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of ביאר
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bar.
Noun
בָּאר / בָּר • (bár) m (plural indefinite בָּארִים / בָּרִים)
- bar, pub (place where alcohol is served)
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Yiddish
Noun
באר • (bar)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of באַר (bar).