◄ 1053. Beth Shemesh ►
Strong's Lexicon Beth Shemesh: House of the Sun Original Word: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Beth Shemesh Pronunciation: bayth SHEH-mesh Phonetic Spelling: (bayth sheh'-mesh) Definition: House of the Sun Meaning: Beth-Shemesh Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בֵּית (beth) meaning "house" and שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) meaning "sun." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beth Shemesh, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew geography and culture. Usage: Beth Shemesh is a name used for several locations in the Bible, typically referring to a city or town. The name suggests a place dedicated to the worship or presence of the sun, which was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures. Cultural and Historical Background: Beth Shemesh was a significant city in ancient Israel, located on the border between the territories of Judah and Dan. It was a Levitical city, meaning it was designated for the Levites, the priestly tribe of Israel. The city's name indicates its historical connection to sun worship, which was prevalent in Canaanite religion before the Israelite conquest. Beth Shemesh was strategically located near important trade routes and played a role in various biblical narratives, including the return of the Ark of the Covenant by the Philistines. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from bayith and shemesh Definition "sun temple," three places in Pal., also a place in Eg. NASB Translation Beth-shemesh (20), Heliopolis (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ proper name, of a location (sun-temple) — ׳שׁ ׳בּ Joshua 19:22 8t., ׳שֿׁ׳בּ Joshua 15:10 6t.; שָׁ֑מֶשׁ ׳בּ Joshua 19:38 4t.; — 1 city in southwest Judah Joshua 15:10; 1 Samuel 6:9,12 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 6:13,15,19,20; 1 Kings 4:9; 2 Kings 14:13 2Chronicles 25:23; 28:18; distinguished from other places of same name as אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָה ׳שׁ ׳בּ 2 Kings 14:11 2Chronicles 25:21; assigned to Levites Joshua 21:16 = 1 Chronicles 6:44; — ruin at modern `Ain Shems RobBR ii. 223 f. BdPal 163 Surveyiii. 35, 60. 2 city in Naphtali Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33 (twice in verse) 3 city in Issachar Joshua 19:22; possibly `Ain esh-Shemsîyeh, Jordan valley, south of Beisân (Beth Shean) Surveyii. 231. 4 = On-Heliopolis, in Egypt Jeremiah 43:13 RobBR i. 25 EbGS 505 f. DlPa 318 f. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Beth-shemesh From bayith and shemesh; house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine -- Beth-shemesh. see HEBREW bayith see HEBREW shemesh Forms and Transliterations שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ שָׁ֑מֶשׁ שמש שמש׃ šā·meš šāmeš še·meš šemeš Shamesh Shemesh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 15:10 HEB: וְיָרַ֥ד בֵּֽית־ שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְעָבַ֥ר תִּמְנָֽה׃ NAS: and went down to Beth-shemesh and continued through KJV: and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on INT: which Chesalon down to Beth-shemesh and continued Timnah Joshua 19:22 HEB: ק) וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְא֥וֹת NAS: and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh, and their border KJV: and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings INT: to Tabor Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh become and the outgoings Joshua 19:38 HEB: עֲנָ֖ת וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ עָרִ֥ים תְּשַֽׁע־ NAS: and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen KJV: and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen INT: Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh cities nine Joshua 21:16 HEB: אֶת־ בֵּ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ NAS: with its pasture lands [and] Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; KJV: with her suburbs, [and] Bethshemesh with her suburbs; INT: and Juttah lands Beth-shemesh pasture cities Judges 1:33 HEB: יֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וְאֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י NAS: out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants KJV: the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants INT: drive the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh the inhabitants of Beth-anath Judges 1:33 HEB: וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וּבֵ֣ית עֲנָ֔ת NAS: and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath KJV: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath INT: of the land and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became 1 Samuel 6:9 HEB: יַֽעֲלֶה֙ בֵּ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ ה֚וּא עָ֣שָׂה NAS: of its own territory to Beth-shemesh, then He has done KJV: of his own coast to Bethshemesh, [then] he hath done INT: territory goes to Beth-shemesh He has done 1 Samuel 6:12 HEB: דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗ת NAS: in the direction of Beth-shemesh; they went KJV: to the way of Bethshemesh, [and] went along INT: in the direction of Beth-shemesh the highway they 1 Samuel 6:12 HEB: גְּב֖וּל בֵּ֥ית שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ NAS: them to the border of Beth-shemesh. KJV: them unto the border of Bethshemesh. INT: them to the border of Beth-shemesh 1 Samuel 6:13 HEB: וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ קֹצְרִ֥ים קְצִיר־ NAS: Now [the people of] Beth-shemesh were reaping KJV: And [they of] Bethshemesh [were] reaping INT: Beth-shemesh were reaping harvest 1 Samuel 6:15 HEB: וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ הֶעֱל֨וּ עֹל֜וֹת NAS: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered KJV: and the men of Bethshemesh offered INT: the large and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt 1 Samuel 6:19 HEB: בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֤י רָאוּ֙ NAS: some of the men of Beth-shemesh because KJV: the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked INT: had struck men of Bethshemesh because had looked 1 Samuel 6:20 HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֣י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ מִ֚י יוּכַ֣ל NAS: The men of Beth-shemesh said, Who KJV: And the men of Bethshemesh said, INT: said the men of Beth-shemesh Who is able 1 Kings 4:9 HEB: וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֵיל֖וֹן בֵּ֥ית NAS: and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; KJV: and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: INT: Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan 2 Kings 14:11 HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה בְּבֵ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִיהוּדָֽה׃ NAS: faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which KJV: one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah. INT: king of Judah Beth-shemesh which to Judah 2 Kings 14:13 HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ [וַיָּבֹאוּ כ] NAS: of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came KJV: of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came INT: king of Israel Bethshemesh abide to Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 6:59 HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ NAS: lands and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; KJV: with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: INT: Ashan pasture and Beth-shemesh lands 2 Chronicles 25:21 HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה בְּבֵ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִיהוּדָֽה׃ NAS: faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which KJV: of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah. INT: king of Judah Beth-shemesh which to Judah 2 Chronicles 25:23 HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם NAS: of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought KJV: of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought INT: king of Israel Bethshemesh and brought to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 28:18 HEB: אֶת־ בֵּֽית־ שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ וְאֶת־ אַיָּל֜וֹן NAS: and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, KJV: and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, INT: of Judah taken Beth-shemesh Aijalon Gederoth Jeremiah 43:13 HEB: מַצְּבוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ NAS: the obelisks of Heliopolis, which KJV: also the images of Bethshemesh, that [is] in the land INT: shatter the obelisks of Heliopolis which the land 21 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1053 21 Occurrences šā·meš — 5 Occ. še·meš — 16 Occ.