1032. Beth Choron

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Beth Choron: Beth Horon

Original Word: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beyth Chowrown
Pronunciation: bayth kho-ROHN
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth kho-rone')
Definition: Beth Horon
Meaning: Beth-Choron

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Beth- horon

From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine -- Beth- horon.

see HEBREW bayith

see HEBREW chowr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from bayith and chor
Definition
"place of a hollow," two adjoining cities in Pal.
NASB Translation
Beth-horon (14).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בֵּית חוֺרֹן proper name, of a location Joshua 10:10,11, also חֹרוֺן ׳בּ, חֹרֹן ׳בּ, & in Chronicles חוֺרוֺן ׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a hole or hollow (?) חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare also מַעֲלֶה Joshua 10:10, מוֺרַד Joshua 10:11 1Macc 3:16; 3:24) 1 Chronicles 7:24 אֶתבּֿיתחֿוֺרוֺן הַתַּחְתּוֺן וְאֶתהָֿעֶלְיוֺן; further,

a. עֶלְיוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ Joshua 16:5; הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ2Chronicles 8:5.

b.1hour west from

a. תַּחְתּוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ Joshua 16:3; Joshua 18:13; 1 Kings 9:17; הַתַּחְתּוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ2Chronicles 8:5; also Joshua 10:10,11; Joshua 18:14; probably also Joshua 21:22; 1 Samuel 13:18; 1 Chronicles 6:53; 2Chronicles 25:13; — modern Beit ±Ûr el-fôqa & et-ta—ta Rob^{BR ii. 250 f.} Bd^{Pal 21} Survey^{iii. 86}; — compare הַחֹרֹנִי

adjective, of a people Nehemiah 2:10,19; Nehemiah 13:28, only of Sanballat; also dual חֹרֹנַיִם Joshua 10:10,11 ᵐ5 & 2 Samuel 13:34 ᵐ5 We Dr.

בֵּית חָנָן

proper name, of a location in Dan (Judah ? Philistine territory) 1 Kings 4:9 (where read ׳ח ׳וּב see below II. אֵלוֺן p. 19); — modern Beit „anûn compare Rob^{BR ii. 35}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and חוֹרוֹן (choron, meaning "hollow" or "cavern").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Beth-Choron, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not appear in the Greek New Testament. However, the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, may use transliterations or equivalent terms for geographical locations.

Usage: Beth-Choron refers to two adjacent towns in ancient Israel, known as Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon. These towns were strategically located on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Benjamin.

Context: Beth-Choron is mentioned several times in the Old Testament as a significant location due to its strategic position on the ascent from the coastal plain to the hill country of Judea. The towns of Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon were situated on a key route that connected the Philistine plain with the interior of the land, making them important military and trade locations.

The towns are first mentioned in the context of the conquest of Canaan, where Joshua pursued the Amorite kings and the LORD cast down large hailstones on them as they fled (Joshua 10:10-11, BSB). Beth-Choron is also noted in the allotment of land to the tribe of Ephraim (Joshua 16:3, 5, BSB) and the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 18:13-14, BSB).

Solomon fortified the towns as part of his extensive building projects (1 Kings 9:17, BSB; 2 Chronicles 8:5, BSB), highlighting their continued importance throughout Israel's history. The towns are also mentioned in the context of battles during the Maccabean period, underscoring their strategic military significance.

Forms and Transliterations

חֹר֑וֹן חֹר֖וֹן חֹרֹ֖ן חֹרוֹן֮ חוֹר֑וֹן חוֹר֖וֹן חוֹר֛וֹן חוֹרֹ֔ן חוֹרֹ֖ן חוֹרֹ֛ן חוֹרֹן֙ חוֹרוֹן֙ חורון חורן חרון חרן choRon ḥō·rō·wn ḥō·rōn ḥō·w·rō·wn ḥō·w·rōn ḥōrōn ḥōrōwn ḥōwrōn ḥōwrōwn

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 10:10
HEB: מַעֲלֵ֣ה בֵית־ חוֹרֹ֔ן וַיַּכֵּ֥ם עַד־
NAS: of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck
KJV: that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote
INT: the way step of Beth-horon and struck far

Joshua 10:11
HEB: בְּמוֹרַ֤ד בֵּית־ חוֹרֹן֙ וַֽיהוָ֡ה הִשְׁלִ֣יךְ
NAS: [while] they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the LORD
KJV: [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD
INT: were at the descent of Beth-horon the LORD threw

Joshua 16:3
HEB: גְּב֧וּל בֵּית־ חוֹרֹ֛ן תַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְעַד־
NAS: of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer,
KJV: unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether,
INT: far as the territory Beth-horon of lower far

Joshua 16:5
HEB: עַד־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן׃
NAS: as far as upper Beth-horon.
KJV: was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
INT: was Ataroth-addar far Beth-horon upper

Joshua 18:13
HEB: מִנֶּ֥גֶב לְבֵית־ חֹר֖וֹן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃
NAS: of lower Beth-horon.
KJV: of the nether Bethhoron.
INT: which the south Beth-horon of lower

Joshua 18:14
HEB: פְּנֵ֥י בֵית־ חֹרוֹן֮ נֶגְבָּה֒ [וְהָיָה
NAS: [lies] before Beth-horon southward;
KJV: that [lieth] before Bethhoron southward;
INT: that before Beth-horon southward become

Joshua 21:22
HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
NAS: lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands;
KJV: with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs;
INT: and Kibzaim pasture and Beth-horon lands cities

1 Samuel 13:18
HEB: דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית חֹר֑וֹן וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ אֶחָ֤ד
NAS: toward Beth-horon, and another
KJV: the way [to] Bethhoron: and another
INT: turned toward Beth-horon company and another

1 Kings 9:17
HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חֹרֹ֖ן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃
NAS: Gezer and the lower Beth-horon
KJV: built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
INT: Solomon Gezer Beth-horon and the lower

1 Chronicles 6:68
HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
NAS: lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands,
KJV: with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
INT: Jokmeam pasture Beth-horon lands

1 Chronicles 7:24
HEB: אֶת־ בֵּית־ חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־
NAS: and upper Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah.
KJV: who built Bethhoron the nether,
INT: was Sheerah built Beth-horon lower and upper

2 Chronicles 8:5
HEB: אֶת־ בֵּ֤ית חוֹרוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וְאֶת־
NAS: upper Beth-horon and lower
KJV: Also he built Bethhoron the upper,
INT: built Beth-horon upper Beth-horon

2 Chronicles 8:5
HEB: וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן עָרֵ֣י
NAS: and lower Beth-horon, fortified
KJV: the upper, and Bethhoron the nether,
INT: Beth-horon upper Beth-horon and lower cities

2 Chronicles 25:13
HEB: וְעַד־ בֵּ֣ית חוֹר֑וֹן וַיַּכּ֤וּ מֵהֶם֙
NAS: from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down
KJV: from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote
INT: Samaria against Bethhoron and smote like

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1032
14 Occurrences

ḥō·w·rōn — 14 Occ.