Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H1032
בֵּית חוֹרֹן
bet cho.ron · “Beth-horon”
Used 28 times across 5 books
Definition
§ 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
Where it appears
Joshua14
1 Samuel2
1 Kings2
1 Chronicles4
2 Chronicles6
In the text
Joshua 10:10And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth–horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Joshua 16:3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.Joshua 16:5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;Joshua 18:13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.Joshua 18:14And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.Joshua 21:22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.1 Samuel 13:18And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.1 Kings 9:17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,1 Chronicles 6:53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
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