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<p> '''''beth''''' (in proper names; | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1663" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' beth ''''' (in proper names; Greek transliteration in Septuagint, βηθ , <i> ''''' bēth ''''' </i> , <i> ''''' baith ''''' </i> , or <i> ''''' beth ''''' </i> ): This is the English transliteration for the [[Hebrew]] בּית , <i> ''''' bēth ''''' </i> , meaning "house," "tent," "place." It occurs in many compound proper names formed similarly to the method of compounding words in the German language, as shown in the articles immediately following. Thus we have <i> ''''' bēth ''''' </i> <i> ‛ănāth </i> or <i> ''''' ‛ănoth ''''' </i> = "house of replies" ( Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33 ); <i> ''''' bēth'ēl ''''' </i> = "house of God" ( Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:3 ), etc. We also find the word in hybrid formations, e.g. Βηθφαγή , <i> ''''' Bēthphagḗ ''''' </i> = [[Bethphage]] = "fig house" ( Matthew 21:1 ). </p> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
beth (in proper names; Greek transliteration in Septuagint, βηθ , bēth , baith , or beth ): This is the English transliteration for the Hebrew בּית , bēth , meaning "house," "tent," "place." It occurs in many compound proper names formed similarly to the method of compounding words in the German language, as shown in the articles immediately following. Thus we have bēth ‛ănāth or ‛ănoth = "house of replies" ( Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33 ); bēth'ēl = "house of God" ( Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:3 ), etc. We also find the word in hybrid formations, e.g. Βηθφαγή , Bēthphagḗ = Bethphage = "fig house" ( Matthew 21:1 ).
