◄ 1029. Beth Hashshittah ►
Lexicon Beth Hashshittah: Beth Hashshittah Original Word: בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Beyth hash-Shittah Pronunciation: bayth hash-shit-tah' Phonetic Spelling: (bayth hash-shit-taw') Definition: Beth Hashshittah Meaning: Beth-hash-Shittah Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Beth-shittah From bayith and shittah with the article interposed; house of the acacia; Beth-hash-Shittah, a place in Palestine -- Beth-shittah. see HEBREW bayith see HEBREW shittah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from bayith and shittah Definition "place of the acacia," a place in Pal. NASB Translation Beth-shittah (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה proper name, of a location (place of the acacia) Judges 7:22 (on site compare RobBR ii. 356). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and הַשִּׁטָּה (hash-Shittah, meaning "the acacia"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Beth-hash-Shittah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament. Usage: Beth-hash-Shittah is a proper noun used to denote a specific location mentioned in the Old Testament. Context: Beth-hash-Shittah is referenced in the context of the narrative of Gideon in the Book of Judges. It is mentioned in Judges 7:22, where the Midianite army fled to this location during their defeat by Gideon and his men. The name suggests a place characterized by the presence of acacia trees, which were common in the region. The exact location of Beth-hash-Shittah is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the northern part of ancient Israel, possibly in the vicinity of the Jezreel Valley. The mention of Beth-hash-Shittah in the biblical text highlights its role as a geographical marker in the account of Gideon's victory over the Midianites, illustrating the route of their retreat. Forms and Transliterations הַשִּׁטָּה֙ השטה haš·šiṭ·ṭāh hashshitTah haššiṭṭāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Judges 7:22 HEB: עַד־ בֵּ֤ית הַשִּׁטָּה֙ צְֽרֵרָ֔תָה עַ֛ד NAS: as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, KJV: fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, INT: and the army far Beth-shittah Zererah far 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 1029 1 Occurrence haš·šiṭ·ṭāh — 1 Occ.