בֵּית־אֵל

Strong’s Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H410 (אֵל); house of God;

KJV Usage

Beth-el.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.ancient place and seat of worship in ephraim on border of benjamin, identified with luz (former name)
• 2.a place in south country of judah, not far from beersheba and ziklag

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bêyth-ʼÊl; Pronunciation: bayth-ale'