בֵּית שְׁאָן

bet she.anNounH1052

Beth-shean

From: or בֵּית שָׁן; from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H7599 (שָׁאַן); house of ease;

Short Definition

Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Beth-shean or Beth-Shan = "house of ease" a place in Manasseh, west of the Jordan

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

8 times

Appears 8 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

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

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 7:29
  • 1 Kings 4:12
  • 1 Samuel 31:10
  • 1 Samuel 31:12
  • 2 Samuel 21:12

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