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Etymology · sem-wes-pro

*biʾrāt-

2 English words descend from sem-wes-pro *biʾrāt-, most common first.

BeirutThe capital and largest city of Lebanon.
BeerothA biblical city seven miles northwest of Jerusalem; an ancient Hivite settlement, mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2 Samuel 4:2-3, Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29.