How to Pronounce Bernice
buhr-NEES
Bernice is pronounced buhr-NEES (bəˈniːs): two syllables, stress on the second.
What does Bernice mean?
Bernice means “one that brings victory”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Bernice?
Bearer of victory, the eldest daughter of Agrippa I., the Herod Agrippa of Acts 12:20. After the early death of her first husband she was married to her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis. After his death (A.D. 40) she lived in incestuous connection with her brother Agrippa II. (Acts 25:13, 23; 26:30). They joined the Romans at the outbreak of the final war between them and the Jews, and lived afterwards at Rome.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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