How to Pronounce Beriah
beh-RYE-uh
Beriah is pronounced beh-RYE-uh (bɛˈraɪə): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does Beriah mean?
Beriah means “in misfortune” (Hebrew).
Who was Beriah?
Beriah is the name of several men in Israel's genealogies. He appears first as a son of Asher and the father of Heber and Malchiel (Genesis 46:17), whose descendants were counted as the family of the Beriites (Numbers 26:44). Another Beriah was born to Ephraim and named for the trouble that struck the house, 'because it went evil with his house' (1 Chronicles 7:23), and a Beriah in the line of Benjamin was head of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon (1 Chronicles 8:13).
Found in Scripture
Other names from Genesis
In other languages
Hear the Book of Genesis read aloud
The full book, narrated over an ambient score. Free on your platform.