בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ
bet she.meshNounH1053
Beth-shemesh
From: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); house of (the) sun;
Short Definition
Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
§ Beth-shemesh = "house of the sun" or "sun-temple" a town in southwest Judah
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--L
DescriptionN:N--L
Occurrences
18 timesAppears 18 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Samuel
6
Joshua
4
2 Chronicles
3
2 Kings
2
1 Kings
1
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 4:9
- 1 Samuel 6:13
- 1 Samuel 6:20
- 2 Chronicles 28:18
- Judges 1:33
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