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be.re.khah H1295

בְּרֵכָה (be.re.khah) means “(Shelah) Pool” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

בְּרֵכָה Hebrew · H1295 17 tagged occurrences in 15 verses

Pronunciation guide: ber-ay-kaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1295G

בְּרֵכָה · be.re.khah · (Shelah) Pool

pool, pond Combined with she.lach (שֶׁ֫לַח "Shelah" H7975A)

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TBESH · H1295H

בְּרֵכָה · be.re.khah · pool

pool, pond

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H1288 (בָרַךְ); a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)

KJV glosses: (fish-) pool.

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How translators render H1295

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
pool 7
the pool 4
of the pool 2
are like the pools 1
has been like a pool 1
reservoirs 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
pool 6
a pool 1
and the other on the other side of the pool 1
and to the pool 1
by the pool 1
in the pool 1
like a pool 1
me pools 1
of the pool 1
over the pool 1
the fishpools 1
the one on the one side of the pool 1

Verses containing H1295

Page 1 of 1. 15 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 2 Samuel 2:13 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    So Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.

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  2. 2 Samuel 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.

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  3. 1 Kings 22:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.

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  4. 2 Kings 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

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  5. 2 Kings 20:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

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  6. Nehemiah 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;

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  7. Nehemiah 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

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  8. Nehemiah 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.

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  9. Ecclesiastes 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

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  10. Song of Solomon 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.

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    Source alternate reference: 7.5

  11. Isaiah 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,

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  12. Isaiah 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

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  13. Isaiah 22:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

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  14. Isaiah 36:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

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  15. Nahum 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.9

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