Quick Definition
Beth-shemesh
Biblical Persons & Places
Beth-shemesh
Beth-shemesh_1
A location first mentioned at Jos.15.10;
referred to as Beth-shemesh (בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ), or Beth-shemesh (NIV= Beth Shemesh) (בֵּית־הַשִּׁמְשִׁי), or Ir-shemesh (NIV= Ir Shemesh) (עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ), or (Mount )Heres (חֶ֫רֶס).
Beth-shemesh
Beth-shemesh_2
A location only mentioned at Jos.19.22;
only referred to as Beth-shemesh (בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ).
Beth-shemesh
Beth-shemesh_3= near Beth-anath (Beth-anath@Jos.19.38-Jdg=H1043)
A location near Beth-anath first mentioned at Jos.19.38;
only referred to as Beth-shemesh (בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ).
Strong's Definition
Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); house of (the) sun;
KJV Usage: Beth-shemesh.
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Beth-shemesh = "house of the sun" or "sun-temple"
a town in southwest Judah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ
bêyth shemesh
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1004 and H8121
Total KJV Occurrences: 21