Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1044 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בֵּיתּ עֵקֶד |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H1004 and a derivative of H6123 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Beyth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `Eqed (bayth ay'-ked) n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. house of (the) binding (for sheep-shearing) 2. Beth-Eked, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | shearing house. |
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בֵּיתעֵֿ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים perhaps proper name [of a location] (binding-house of the shepherds) 2Kgs 10:12 compare 2Kgs 10:14 בּוֺר ׳ עֿ ׳ בּ; Bethacath Jerome LagOnom. 107. 17. 2nd ed. 141; — modern Beit Kâd near Mt Gilboa ( Fu‡u±a ) according to Surveyii. 83; but compare בַּיִת 1.
עֵ֫קֶד noun [masculine] ? binding, compare הָרֹעִים ׳ בֵּית ע.
