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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1221. בֶּ֫צֶר (Betser) -- Betser</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1221.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/deuteronomy/4-43.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1221.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1221</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1220.htm" title="1220">◄</a> 1221. Betser <a href="../hebrew/1222.htm" title="1222">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Betser: Betser</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בֶּצֶר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>proper name, of a location; proper name, masculine person<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Betser<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>BEH-tser<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(beh'-tser)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Betser<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Betser<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root בָּצַר (batsar), meaning "to cut off" or "to fortify."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Betser, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of refuge can be related to Greek terms like καταφυγή (kataphygē), meaning "refuge" or "shelter."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Betser is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a city of refuge. It is one of the cities designated for the protection of individuals who have committed manslaughter unintentionally, providing them a place to flee from the avenger of blood until a fair trial could be conducted.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, cities of refuge were established as part of the legal system to ensure justice and mercy. These cities provided asylum for those who accidentally caused the death of another, protecting them from immediate retribution by the victim's family. The concept reflects the balance between justice and compassion in the Mosaic Law, emphasizing the importance of due process and the sanctity of life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1219.htm">batsar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"fortress," a city in Reuben, also a desc. of Asher<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Bezer (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">בֶּ֫צֶר</font> (<em>fortress</em>) — <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1. proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>city in Reuben</b></font> (MI <font class="hebrew2">בצר</font>) <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4-43.htm">Deuteronomy 4:43</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/20-8.htm">Joshua 20:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/6-63.htm">1 Chronicles 6:63</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2. proper name, masculine person</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a descendant of Asher</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-37.htm">1 Chronicles 7:37</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Bezer <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/1220.htm">betser</a>, an inaccessible spot; Betser, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite -- Bezer. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1220.htm">betser</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בֶּ֖צֶר בֶּ֣צֶר בֶּ֥צֶר בֶּ֧צֶר בצר be·ṣer beṣer Betzer<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/4-43.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 4:43</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אֶת־ <b> בֶּ֧צֶר </b> בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Bezer</span> in the wilderness on the plateau<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[Namely], Bezer</span> in the wilderness,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4-43.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Bezer</span> the wilderness country<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 20:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָתְנ֞וּ אֶת־ <b> בֶּ֧צֶר </b> בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר בַּמִּישֹׁ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they designated <span class="itali">Bezer</span> in the wilderness<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they assigned <span class="itali">Bezer</span> in the wilderness<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> east designated <span class="itali">Bezer</span> the wilderness the plain<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/21-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 21:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רְאוּבֵ֔ן אֶת־ <b> בֶּ֖צֶר </b> וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Reuben, <span class="itali">[they gave] Bezer</span> with its pasture<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And out of the tribe of Reuben, <span class="itali">Bezer</span> with her suburbs, and Jahazah<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the tribe of Reuben <span class="itali">Bezer</span> pasture and Jahaz<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/6-78.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 6:78</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רְאוּבֵ֔ן אֶת־ <b> בֶּ֥צֶר </b> בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Reuben: <span class="itali">Bezer</span> in the wilderness<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Reuben, <span class="itali">Bezer</span> in the wilderness<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/6-78.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the tribe of Reuben <span class="itali">Bezer</span> the wilderness pasture<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/7-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 7:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בֶּ֣צֶר </b> וָה֗וֹד וְשַׁמָּ֧א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Bezer,</span> Hod, Shamma,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Bezer,</span> and Hod, and Shamma,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Bezer</span> Hod Shamma<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1221.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1221.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1221<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/betzer_1221.htm">be·ṣer — 5 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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