בֵּית־חֹורוֹן
Transliteration
bêṯ-ḥōvrôn
Pronunciation
bayth kho-rone'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From בַּיִת (H1004) and חוֹר (H2356)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs: בית-חורון.

Strong’s Definitions

בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Bêyth Chôwrôwn, bayth kho-rone'; from H1004 and H2356; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine:—Beth-horon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H1032 in the following manner: Bethhoron (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H1032 in the following manner: Bethhoron (14x).

  1. Beth-horon = "house of hollowness"

    1. two towns in Ephraim

      1. Upper Beth-horon - town on the mountains of Ephraim

      2. Lower Beth-horon - town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Bêyth Chôwrôwn, bayth kho-rone'; from H1004 and H2356; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine:—Beth-horon.
STRONGS H1032: Abbreviations
† בֵּית חוֺרֹן proper name, of a location Joshua 10:10, 11, also חֹרוֺן בּ׳, חֹרֹן בּ׳, & in Chronicles חוֺרוֺן בּ׳, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a hole or hollow (?) חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare also מַעֲלֶה Joshua 10:10, מוֺרַד Joshua 10:11 1 Macc 3:16; 3:24) 1 Chronicles 7:24 אֶת־בּית־חוֺרוֺן הַתַּחְתּוֺן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְיוֺן; further,
a. עֶלְיוֺן ח׳ בּ׳ Joshua 16:5; הָעֶלְיוֺן ח׳ בּ׳ 2 Chronicles 8:5.
b.1 hour west from a. תַּחְתּוֺן ח׳ בּ׳ Joshua 16:3; Joshua 18:13; 1 Kings 9:17; הַתַּחְתּוֺן ח׳ בּ׳ 2 Chronicles 8:5; also Joshua 10:10, 11; Joshua 18:14; probably also Joshua 21:22; 1 Samuel 13:18; 1 Chronicles 6:53; 2 Chronicles 25:13; — modern Beit ‘Ûr el-fôqa & et-taḫta RobBR ii. 250 f. BdPal 21 Surveyiii. 86; — compare הַחֹרֹנִי adjective, of a people Nehemiah 2:10, 19; Nehemiah 13:28, only of Sanballat; also dual חֹרֹנַיִם Joshua 10:10, 11 & 2 Samuel 13:34 We Dr.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

10:10; 10:10; 10:10; 10:10; 10:11; 10:11; 10:11; 10:11; 16:3; 16:5; 18:13; 18:14; 21:22

1 Samuel

13:18

2 Samuel

13:34

1 Kings

9:17

1 Chronicles

6:53; 7:24

2 Chronicles

8:5; 8:5; 25:13

Nehemiah

2:10; 2:19; 13:28