Apparently from the feminine of ra' with a prepositional prefix; in trouble; Beriah, the name of four Israelites -- Beriah.
see HEBREW ra'
H1283. Beriah
בְּרִיעָה proper name, masculine 1. a son of Asher Genesis 46:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 26:44-45, 1 Chronicles 7:30-31,.
2 son of Ephraim 1 Chronicles 7:23 (where explanation as if from בְּרָעָה).
3 a Benjamite בְּרִעָה 1 Chronicles 8:13, בְּרִיעָה 8:16.
4 a Levite 1 Chronicles 23:10-11,.