an evil; a son who beholds
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
BIRSHA (etym. and meaning unknown).King of Gomorrah at the time of Chedorlaomers invasion (Gen_14:2).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
King of Gomorrah, at Chedorlaomer's invasion (Gen_14:2).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Bir'sha. (son of godlessness). A king of Gomorrah. Gen_14:2.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
bûr?sha (בּרשׁע, bı̄rsha‛): King of Gomorrah (Gen_14:2), who joined the league against Chedorlaomer. The name is probably corrupt; some have tried to explain it as בּרשׁע, beresha‛, ?with wickedness,? a name purposely used by the writer in referring to this king.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Birsha
(Heb. Birsha', בִּרְשִׁע, for בֶּןאּרָשִׁע, son of wickedness; Sept. Βαρσά), a king of Gomorrah, succored by Abraham in the invasion by Chedorlaomer (Gen_14:2). B.C. cir. 2080.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.