Lexicon :: Strong's H1053 - bêṯ šemeš

בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ

Transliteration

bêṯ šemeš

Pronunciation

bayth sheh'-mesh

Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From בַּיִת (H1004) and שֶׁמֶשׁ (H8121)

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs: בית שמש.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Bêyth Shemesh, bayth sheh'-mesh; from H1004 and H8121; house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine:—Beth-shemesh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H1053 in the following manner: Bethshemesh (21x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H1053 in the following manner: Bethshemesh (21x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Beth-shemesh = "house of the sun" or "sun-temple"
1. a town in southwest Judah
2. a town in Naphtali
3. a town in Issachar
4. a town in Egypt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Bêyth Shemesh, bayth sheh'-mesh; from H1004 and H8121; house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine:—Beth-shemesh.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1053: Abbreviations

† בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ proper name, of a location (sun-temple) — שׁ׳ בּ׳ Joshua 19:22 + 8 times, ־שׁ׳בּ׳ Joshua 15:10 + 6 times; שָׁ֑מֶשׁ בּ׳ Joshua 19:38 + 4 times; —

1. city in southwest Judah Joshua 15:10; 1 Samuel 6:9, 12 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 6:13, 15, 19, 20; 1 Kings 4:9; 2 Kings 14:13 2 Chronicles 25:23; 28:18; distinguished from other places of same name as אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָה שׁ׳ בּ׳ 2 Kings 14:11 2 Chronicles 25:21; assigned to Levites Joshua 21:16 = 1 Chronicles 6:44; — ruin at modern `Ain Shems Rob^{BR ii. 223 f.} Bd^{Pal 163} Survey^{iii. 35, 60.}

2. city in Naphtali Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33 (twice in verse)

3. city in Issachar Joshua 19:22; possibly `Ain esh-Shemsîyeh, Jordan valley, south of Beisân (Beth Shean) Survey^{ii. 231.}

4. ＝On-Heliopolis, in Egypt Jeremiah 43:13 Rob^{BR i. 25} Eb^{GS 505 f.} Dl^{Pa 318 f}.

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