Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1020 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בֵּיתּ הַיְשִׁימוֹת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H1004 and the plural of H3451 with the article interposed |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | Beyth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ha-Yshiy-mowth (bayth hah-yesh-ee-moth') n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. house of the deserts 2. Beth-ha- Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan |
| KJV Renderings: | Beth-jeshimoth. |
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בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֺת proper name [of a location] east of Jordan (place of the desert, ישׁם ) in Moab Ezek 25:9 הַיְשִׁמֹת ׳ בּ Num 33:49; Josh 12:3 given to Reuben הַיְשִׁמוֺת ׳ בּ Josh 13:20 — perhaps modern es-Suweime, De SaulcyVoyage i. 315 f., compare MerrillPE Soc. iv. 1877 BdPal 172 SurveyEP i. 156.
