Jastrow: בֵּיר

בֵּיר, בֵּירָא c. ch. 1) = h. בְּאֵר. Targ. Gen. XVI, 14; a. e. Ber. 56ᵃ. מיבעי עסקך כי הני מידי דנפל לב׳ Ms. M., thy goods will be sought for like something fallen into a well (i.e. thy business will thrive; diff. vers. in ed. a. Mss., v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note). Sabb. 66ᵇ נפל פותא לב׳ Dyer’s Madder, as a remedy, has fallen into the pit (is not practiced). B. Kam. 92ᵇ (prov.) ב׳ דשתית וכ׳ cast no stone into a well out of which thou once didst drink (never despise what once benefitted you).—Ḥull. 106ᵃ בַּת בֵּירְתָא a little gutter fed by a well.—Pl. בֵּירִין, בֵּירֵי. Targ. Gen. XXVI, 15; a. e. —2) (= h. בּוֹר) pit, hole. B. Mets. 85ᵃ ב׳ מליא וכ׳ … the cavity (created by the taking out of a radish) stood full of water; [Ms. M. כי ב׳ דמיא like a well; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note].—Pl. as above. Targ. Gen. XIV, 10 (h. text בֶּאֱרוֹת); Gen. R. s. 42.—Snh. 7ᵃ (prov.) שב ב׳ וכ׳ seven pits are open for the righteous man (and he escapes), and one for the evil-doer (into which he falls). Sabb. 110ᵇ —3) בֵּירָא pr. n. pl. Bera (prob. ident. with בֵּירַאי 2, a), native place of R. Simlai. Y. Taan. II, 65ᵈ bot. ר׳ ש׳ דיב׳; Y. Meg. I, 72ᶜ bot. דב׳; Koh. R. to III, 14 דברויירא (corr. acc.).