BDB1247
בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה proper name [of a location] (? = בֵּית עשׁתרה = house of Ashtoreth , compare below בית) a Levitical city in Manasseh Josh 21:27 = עַשְׁתָּרוֺת 1Chr 6:56
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1203 |
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| Word: | בְּעֶשׁתְּרָה |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H6251 (as singular of H6252) with a prepositional prefix |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | B`eshtrah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | beh-esh-ter-aw' |
| Meaning: | 1. with Ashtoreth 2. Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan |
| KJV Renderings: | Beeshterah. |
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בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה proper name [of a location] (? = בֵּית עשׁתרה = house of Ashtoreth , compare below בית) a Levitical city in Manasseh Josh 21:27 = עַשְׁתָּרוֺת 1Chr 6:56