Quick Definition
Beth-horon
Biblical Persons & Places
Beth-horon_Lower
Lower Beth-horon
A location first mentioned at Jos.16.3;
referred to as Beth-horon Lower (בֵּית חוֹרֹן תַּחְתּוֹן), or Beth-horon (NIV= Beth Horon) (בֵּית חוֹרֹן).
Beth-horon_Upper
Upper Beth-horon
A location first mentioned at Jos.16.5;
only referred to as Beth-horon Upper (בֵּית חוֹרֹן עֶלְיוֹן).
Strong's Definition
Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine
Derivation: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H2356 (חוֹר); house of hollowness;
KJV Usage: Beth-horon.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Beth-horon = "house of hollowness"
1) two towns in Ephraim
1a) Upper Beth-horon-town on the mountains of Ephraim
1b) Lower Beth-horon-town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Beth-horon = "house of hollowness"
two towns in Ephraim
1a) Upper Beth-horon-town on the mountains of Ephraim
1b) Lower Beth-horon-town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
bêyth chôrôn
BDB Definition:
Beth-horon = house of hollowness
1) two towns in Ephraim
1a) Upper Beth-horon town on the mountains of Ephraim
1b) Lower Beth-horon town located 800 feet (245 meters) lower than Upper Beth-horon
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1004 and H2356
Total KJV Occurrences: 14