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Berea בראה

Scripture research engine for AI assistants. Dig into the original Hebrew and Greek. Discover what the Torah encodes. One binary, runs locally.

59 translations · Strong's concordance · 13 dictionaries · ELS Torah codes · 30+ MCP tools

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Three Steps

Download. Configure. Ask anything about Scripture.

1

Download

One binary for Mac, Windows, or Linux. Everything embedded — no database, no internet required.

2

Configure

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

"berea": {
  "command": "berea",
  "args": ["stdio"]
}
3

Ask

Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf — any MCP client.

The Original Words

Every Hebrew and Greek word, parsed grammatically, traced to its root, cross-referenced across the entire Bible, and explained by scholarly lexicons.

λGreek — John 1:1
> berea call word_study word=logos

Strong's G3056 | logos | from G3004 (lego)
Definition: a word (embodying an idea), a statement
Abbott-Smith: "In the Prologue of the Fourth
  Gospel, the personal Wisdom of God"
Used: 330 times in NT
Morphology: nominative singular masculine noun
בHebrew — Genesis 1:1
> berea call word_study word=bereshith

Strong's H7225 | reshith | from H7218 (rosh)
Definition: the first, in place, time, or rank
Thayer's: "beginning, chief"
Used: 51 times in OT
Related: rosh (head), bereshith (in the beginning)
> berea call get_cross_refs ref="John 3:16"
→ Genesis 22:2 (only son), Romans 5:8 (God's love), 1 John 4:9 (sent His Son)
  ... 23 total cross-references

> berea call multi_dict_lookup topic="atonement"
→ 8 dictionaries have entries: ISBE (4,200 words), Thayer's (katallage), Bullinger (figures of speech)

What the Torah Encodes

We asked the Torah what's hidden in the Passover blood verse — without telling it what to look for. It answered with pierced.

Exodus 12:13 — Passover Blood
"When I see the blood, I will pass over you" → 1 Corinthians 5:7
WordMeaningIn Torah
מחלליpierced (plural)1 — only here
דמעתtears1 — only here
מחללpierced/wounded2 — rare
חלליslain/pierced3 — rare
Isaiah 53:5 — "He was pierced for our transgressions." Encoded 700 years before Isaiah.
Exodus 21:32 — Thirty Silver
"Thirty shekels of silver" → Matthew 27:9, Judas betrayal
WordMeaningIn Torah
נשקkiss16 — below median
גרהgerah (coin)9 — below median
מגרoverthrow10 — below median
כספsilvercylinder
Kiss + coin + overthrow + silver = Judas narrative. No search term entered.
Genesis 1 — Creation Chapter
1,671 letters, 31 verses → John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word"
WordMeaningIn Torah
תכפרyou shall atone1 — only here
המשחthe Anointed3 — rare
גאולredeemed2 — rare
אזובhyssop2 — rare
18 unique theological words. Messiah. Atonement. Salvation. The redemption plan in creation.
Genesis 49:10 — Shiloh Prophecy
"The scepter shall not depart from Judah" → Messianic
WordMeaningIn Torah
יהודהJudah1 — only here
יונקtender shoot1 — only here
מחקקlawgiver1 — only here
גואלredeemer2 — rare
Judah + shoot + lawgiver + redeemer — all unique at their skip.
> berea call els_discover ref="Exodus 12:13"
# Returns top 5 skips, scan_id for follow-up

> berea call els_discover scan_id=elsXXX skip=4
# All words at skip 4 with baseline rarity — cached 90 min

No vocabulary was selected. No hypothesis was tested.
The tool asked what's here. The Torah answered.

30+ MCP Tools

Every tool works from Claude, the CLI, or the HTTP API.

get_verseAny verse in 59 translations
word_studyComplete word analysis with lexicons
get_morphologyGrammatical parsing: tense, voice, mood
get_strongsStrong's with Abbott-Smith, LSJ, Thayer's
searchFull-text search with reference detection
semantic_searchAI-powered search by meaning
get_cross_refs446,544 cross-references
multi_dict_lookupSearch 13 dictionaries at once
compare_versesSide-by-side translation comparison
reverse_strongsEnglish to Hebrew/Greek lookup
els_discoverKeyless ELS Torah code discovery
els_searchSearch for specific ELS terms
els_verse_codesAll codes touching a verse
hapax_listWords appearing only once
word_frequencyHow often a word appears
etymology_treeRoot word derivation chains

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Requirements

Quick Reference

CLI usage for AI assistants, scripts, and terminal. Every tool works the same way.

Setup

# Download and install
> curl -sL https://binary.publifye.pro/install/berea | bash

# Or add to Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "berea": { "command": "berea", "args": ["stdio"] }
  }
}

Bible Study

> berea call get_verse bible=kjv ref="John 3:16"
> berea call word_study word=agape
> berea call get_morphology bible=kjv ref="John 1:1"
> berea call get_strongs number=G26
> berea call get_cross_refs ref="Romans 8:28"
> berea call compare_verses ref="Psalm 23:1" bibles="kjv,asv,web"
> berea call multi_dict_lookup topic="grace"
> berea call search bible=kjv query="love one another"
> berea call semantic_search query="God's faithfulness in suffering"
> berea call reverse_strongs term="redeem" language=hebrew
> berea call etymology_tree number=H1350
> berea call word_frequency number=G26
> berea call hapax_list bible=kjv book=Genesis

ELS Torah Code Discovery

# Step 1: Summary — which skips have the most within-verse words?
> berea call els_discover ref="Exodus 21:32"

# Step 2: Detail — all words at a specific skip with baseline rarity
> berea call els_discover scan_id=elsXXX skip=5

# Search for a specific Hebrew term
> berea call els_search term="Yeshua" min_skip=2 max_skip=500

# Full chapter scan (window=15 covers ±15 verses)
> berea call els_discover ref="Genesis 1:16" window=15

# Verify specific words against a verse
> berea call els_verse_signal ref="Exodus 21:32" words="נשק:kiss,שחד:bribe,נקי:innocent"

Service

> berea status          # Check connection and version
> berea call service_status # Server health and stats
> berea call list_bibles    # All 59 available translations
> berea call list_dicts     # All 13 dictionaries