Beeri (בְּאֵרִי) means 'man of the well' or 'my well,' derived from beer (H875, a well or cistern). It is the name of two distinct Old Testament figures: (1) Beeri the Hittite, father of Judith who became Esau's wife (Genesis 26:34) — a union that 'was a grief of mind unto Isaac and Rebekah' because it introduced foreign idolatry into the family line; (2) Beeri the father of the prophet Hosea (Hosea 1:1) — the only information given about this man, yet sufficient to anchor one of Scripture's most profound prophetic books.
The name Beeri ('man of the well') resonates with the deep biblical symbolism of water, thirst, and refreshment. Wells in the ancient Near East were life-giving meeting places — where covenants were made (Genesis 21), marriages proposed (Genesis 24, 29), and strangers given hospitality (Exodus 2). That the father of Hosea — the prophet of God's unfailing love for wayward Israel — bore the name 'man of the well' is a fitting symbol: from a man of water sprang a prophet who would pour out divine covenant love on a spiritually thirsty people.