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beṣer בֶּ֫צֶר ‘Bezer’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as beṣer בֶּ֫צֶר ‘gold’ , an inaccessible spot
Roots: בצר

beṣer pr n m pers + pr n loc
Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress"
n pr m
1) son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher
n pr loc
2) a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 4:43 Joshua 20:8, 21:36 1 Chronicles 6:63, 7:37

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