Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The frame on which dead bodies were conveyed to the grave (Luke 7:14).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Burial, Sepulchres.1]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
BIER . Luke 7:14. The bed or frame on which the dead body is conveyed to the grave. Probably it was made (as coffins are in modern times) more or less expensive in shape and ornament according to the circumstances and rank of the deceased. 2 Chr 16:14. See Burial.