בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ

Strong’s Definition

Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); house of (the) sun;

KJV Usage

Beth-shemesh.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.a town in southwest judah
• 2.a town in naphtali
• 3.a town in issachar
• 4.a town in egypt

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bêyth Shemesh; Pronunciation: bayth sheh'-mesh