בֵּית חוֹרֹן

bet cho.ronNounH1032

Beth-horon

From: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H2356 (חוֹר); house of hollowness;

Short Definition

Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Beth-horon = "house of hollowness" two towns in Ephraim 1a) Upper Beth-horon-town on the mountains of Ephraim 1b) Lower Beth-horon-town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua
7
2 Chronicles
2
1 Chronicles
1
1 Kings
1
1 Samuel
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 7:24
  • 1 Samuel 13:18
  • 2 Chronicles 8:5
  • Joshua 10:11
  • Joshua 16:5

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