Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1010 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בֵּיתּ בַּעַל מְעוֹן בֵּיתּ מְעוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H1004 and H1168 and H4583 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Beyth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | Ba`al M`own (bayth bah'-al me-own') n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. house of Baal of (the) habitation of (apparently by transposition) 2. or (shorter) Beyth M own {bayth me-own'} 3. house of habitation of (Baal) 4. Beth- Baal-Meon, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Beth-baal-meon. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
בֵּית בַּ֫עַל מְעוֺן proper name [of a location] Josh 13:47, = בַּעַל מְעוֺן Num 32:38; Ezek 25:9; 1Chr 5:8 ( MI בעל מען & בת בעל מען) = בֵּית מְעוֺן Jer 48:23 = בְּעֹן Num 32:3 (read probably מען; compare DrSm lxviii); city assigned to Reuben Josh 13:17; Num 32:3; Num 32:38; 1Chr 5:8 possessed by Moab Jer 48:23; Ezek 25:9 — modern Ma±în TristrMoab 303 f. SchickZPV ii. 1879, 5 SurveyEP i. 176 BdPal 192.
