◄ 1032. Beth Choron ►
Strong's Lexicon Beth Choron: Beth Horon Original Word: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Beyth Chowrown Pronunciation: bayth kho-ROHN Phonetic Spelling: (bayth kho-rone') Definition: Beth Horon Meaning: Beth-Choron Word Origin: Derived from בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and חוֹרוֹן (Choron, possibly meaning "hollow" or "cave") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beth Horon in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew geography. Usage: Beth Horon refers to two adjacent towns, Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, located in the territory of the tribe of Ephraim. The name can be translated as "House of Horon," with Horon possibly being a reference to a deity or a geographical feature. Cultural and Historical Background: Beth Horon was strategically significant in ancient Israel due to its location on a major route connecting the coastal plain with the interior highlands, known as the "Ascent of Beth Horon." This made it a key military and trade route. The towns were fortified by Solomon (2 Chronicles 8:5) and played a role in various military campaigns throughout Israel's history. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from bayith and chor Definition "place of a hollow," two adjoining cities in Pal. NASB Translation Beth-horon (14). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֵּית חוֺרֹן proper name, of a location Joshua 10:10,11, also חֹרוֺן ׳בּ, חֹרֹן ׳בּ, & in Chronicles חוֺרוֺן ׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a hole or hollow (?) חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare also מַעֲלֶה Joshua 10:10, מוֺרַד Joshua 10:11 1Macc 3:16; 3:24) 1 Chronicles 7:24 אֶתבּֿיתחֿוֺרוֺן הַתַּחְתּוֺן וְאֶתהָֿעֶלְיוֺן; further, a. עֶלְיוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ Joshua 16:5; הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ2Chronicles 8:5. b.1hour west from a. תַּחְתּוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ Joshua 16:3; Joshua 18:13; 1 Kings 9:17; הַתַּחְתּוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ2Chronicles 8:5; also Joshua 10:10,11; Joshua 18:14; probably also Joshua 21:22; 1 Samuel 13:18; 1 Chronicles 6:53; 2Chronicles 25:13; — modern Beit ±Ûr el-fôqa & et-ta—ta RobBR ii. 250 f. BdPal 21 Surveyiii. 86; — compare הַחֹרֹנִי adjective, of a people Nehemiah 2:10,19; Nehemiah 13:28, only of Sanballat; also dual חֹרֹנַיִם Joshua 10:10,11 ᵐ5 & 2 Samuel 13:34 ᵐ5 We Dr. בֵּית חָנָן proper name, of a location in Dan (Judah ? Philistine territory) 1 Kings 4:9 (where read ׳ח ׳וּב see below II. אֵלוֺן p. 19); — modern Beit „anûn compare RobBR ii. 35. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Beth- horon From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine -- Beth- horon. see HEBREW bayith see HEBREW chowr Forms and Transliterations חֹר֑וֹן חֹר֖וֹן חֹרֹ֖ן חֹרוֹן֮ חוֹר֑וֹן חוֹר֖וֹן חוֹר֛וֹן חוֹרֹ֔ן חוֹרֹ֖ן חוֹרֹ֛ן חוֹרֹן֙ חוֹרוֹן֙ חורון חורן חרון חרן choRon ḥō·rō·wn ḥō·rōn ḥō·w·rō·wn ḥō·w·rōn ḥōrōn ḥōrōwn ḥōwrōn ḥōwrōwn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 10:10 HEB: מַעֲלֵ֣ה בֵית־ חוֹרֹ֔ן וַיַּכֵּ֥ם עַד־ NAS: of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck KJV: that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote INT: the way step of Beth-horon and struck far Joshua 10:11 HEB: בְּמוֹרַ֤ד בֵּית־ חוֹרֹן֙ וַֽיהוָ֡ה הִשְׁלִ֣יךְ NAS: [while] they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the LORD KJV: [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD INT: were at the descent of Beth-horon the LORD threw Joshua 16:3 HEB: גְּב֧וּל בֵּית־ חוֹרֹ֛ן תַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְעַד־ NAS: of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer, KJV: unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, INT: far as the territory Beth-horon of lower far Joshua 16:5 HEB: עַד־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ NAS: as far as upper Beth-horon. KJV: was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper; INT: was Ataroth-addar far Beth-horon upper Joshua 18:13 HEB: מִנֶּ֥גֶב לְבֵית־ חֹר֖וֹן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃ NAS: of lower Beth-horon. KJV: of the nether Bethhoron. INT: which the south Beth-horon of lower Joshua 18:14 HEB: פְּנֵ֥י בֵית־ חֹרוֹן֮ נֶגְבָּה֒ [וְהָיָה NAS: [lies] before Beth-horon southward; KJV: that [lieth] before Bethhoron southward; INT: that before Beth-horon southward become Joshua 21:22 HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ NAS: lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; KJV: with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; INT: and Kibzaim pasture and Beth-horon lands cities 1 Samuel 13:18 HEB: דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית חֹר֑וֹן וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ אֶחָ֤ד NAS: toward Beth-horon, and another KJV: the way [to] Bethhoron: and another INT: turned toward Beth-horon company and another 1 Kings 9:17 HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חֹרֹ֖ן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃ NAS: Gezer and the lower Beth-horon KJV: built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether, INT: Solomon Gezer Beth-horon and the lower 1 Chronicles 6:68 HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ NAS: lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands, KJV: with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs, INT: Jokmeam pasture Beth-horon lands 1 Chronicles 7:24 HEB: אֶת־ בֵּית־ חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־ NAS: and upper Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah. KJV: who built Bethhoron the nether, INT: was Sheerah built Beth-horon lower and upper 2 Chronicles 8:5 HEB: אֶת־ בֵּ֤ית חוֹרוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וְאֶת־ NAS: upper Beth-horon and lower KJV: Also he built Bethhoron the upper, INT: built Beth-horon upper Beth-horon 2 Chronicles 8:5 HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן עָרֵ֣י NAS: and lower Beth-horon, fortified KJV: the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, INT: Beth-horon upper Beth-horon and lower cities 2 Chronicles 25:13 HEB: וְעַד־ בֵּ֣ית חוֹר֑וֹן וַיַּכּ֤וּ מֵהֶם֙ NAS: from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down KJV: from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote INT: Samaria against Bethhoron and smote like 14 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1032 14 Occurrences ḥō·w·rōn — 14 Occ.