◄ 1039. Beth Nimrah ►
Lexicon Beth Nimrah: Beth Nimrah Original Word: בֵּית נִמְרָה Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Beyth Nimrah Pronunciation: bayth nim-raw' Phonetic Spelling: (bayth nim-raw') Definition: Beth Nimrah Meaning: Beth-Nimrah Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Beth-Nimrah From bayith and the feminine of namer; house of (the) leopard; Beth-Nimrah, a place east of the Jordan -- Beth-Nimrah. Compare Nimrah. see HEBREW bayith see HEBREW namer see HEBREW Nimrah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from bayith and fem. of namer Definition "place of a leopard," a place E. of the Jordan NASB Translation Beth-nimrah (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֵּית נִמְרָה proper name, of a location east of Jordan, in Gad (place of leopard) Numbers 32:36 = Joshua 13:27; ᵐ5 Ναμραμ, Βαιθαναβρα, etc., see also LagOnom. Sacr. 232, 2nd ed. 246; — modern Tel Nimrîn SurveyEP i. 337 BdPal 179, compare also מֵי נִמְרִים Isaiah 15:6, & RobBR i. 551. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith), meaning "house," and נִמְרָה (nimrah), meaning "leopard" or "pure." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Beth-Nimrah, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a geographical location. Usage: Beth-Nimrah is used as a proper noun referring to a location in the Bible. It is mentioned in the context of territorial boundaries and settlements. Context: Beth-Nimrah is a town located east of the Jordan River, within the territory allotted to the tribe of Gad. It is mentioned in the context of the Israelites' settlement in the Transjordan region. The town is noted for its strategic location and fertile lands, which were suitable for agriculture and livestock. In Numbers 32:36, Beth-Nimrah is listed among the fortified cities built by the Gadites: "Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and built folds for their flocks." The town is also referenced in Joshua 13:27, which describes the land given to the tribe of Gad: "and in the valley: Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon—the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east side of the Jordan." The location of Beth-Nimrah is associated with the modern site of Tell Nimrin, situated near the Wadi Nimrin in present-day Jordan. Forms and Transliterations נִמְרָ֖ה נִמְרָ֜ה נמרה nim·rāh nimRah nimrāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Numbers 32:36 HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית נִמְרָ֖ה וְאֶת־ בֵּ֣ית NAS: and Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran KJV: And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced INT: and Beth-nimrah and Bethharan cities Joshua 13:27 HEB: הָרָם֩ וּבֵ֨ית נִמְרָ֜ה וְסֻכּ֣וֹת וְצָפ֗וֹן NAS: Beth-haram and Beth-nimrah and Succoth KJV: Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, INT: the valley Beth-haram and Beth-nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon 2 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1039 2 Occurrences nim·rāh — 2 Occ.