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 times

Appears 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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