◄ 1025. Beth Haemeq ►
Lexicon Beth Haemeq: Beth Haemeq Original Word: בֵּית הָעֵמֶק Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Beyth ha-`Emeq Pronunciation: bayth hah-ay'-mek Phonetic Spelling: (bayth haw-Ay'-mek) Definition: Beth Haemeq Meaning: Beth-ha-Emek Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Beth- emek From bayith and emeq with the article interposed; house of the valley; Beth-ha-Emek, a place in Palestine -- Beth- emek. see HEBREW bayith see HEBREW emeq NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from bayith and emeq Definition "valley house," a place on the border of Asher NASB Translation Beth-emek (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֵּית הָעֵ֫מֶק proper name, of a location on border of Asher (valley-house) Joshua 19:27. Surveyi. 145 compare `Amka, 7 miles northeast of Akko (but see RobBR iii. 103, 108). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and הָעֵמֶק (ha-Emek, meaning "the valley"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Beth-ha-Emek, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament. Usage: Beth-ha-Emek is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location in the territory of the tribe of Asher, mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments in the Book of Joshua. Context: Beth-ha-Emek is a town located in the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, as recorded in the Old Testament. It is mentioned in the Book of Joshua 19:27, which describes the boundaries of Asher's territory. The name "Beth-ha-Emek" translates to "House of the Valley," indicating its geographical setting in a valley region. The exact location of Beth-ha-Emek is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the northern part of ancient Israel, within the fertile lands allotted to Asher. The town is part of the list of cities that define the border of Asher, highlighting its significance in the delineation of tribal territories during the period of the Israelite settlement in Canaan. Forms and Transliterations הָעֵ֖מֶק העמק hā‘êmeq hā·‘ê·meq haEmek Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 19:27 HEB: צָפ֛וֹנָה בֵּ֥ית הָעֵ֖מֶק וּנְעִיאֵ֑ל וְיָצָ֥א NAS: northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; KJV: toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, INT: of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel proceeded 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 1025 1 Occurrence hā·‘ê·meq — 1 Occ.