Given name
Beor
“a burning”·“a consuming”
Beor is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewבעור
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Beor means “a burning” or “a consuming.”
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Where it comes from
Beor is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ba'ar (בער), “to consume or clean out.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Beor appears in Genesis 36:32, Deuteronomy 23:4, Numbers 22:5.
- Genesis 36:32
- Deuteronomy 23:4
- Numbers 22:5
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Beor’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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