1047. Beth Peor
Strong's Lexicon
Beth Peor: Beth Peor

Original Word: בֵּית פְּעוֹר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beth Peor
Pronunciation: beth peh-OR
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth pe-ore')
Definition: Beth Peor
Meaning: Beth-Peor

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith) meaning "house" and פְּעוֹר (Peor), a Moabite deity.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beth Peor, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, related concepts of idolatry and apostasy can be found in Greek terms such as εἰδωλολατρία (eidololatria - idolatry).

Usage: Beth Peor means "house of Peor." It is a location associated with the worship of the Moabite god Peor. The site is significant in biblical narratives as a place of idolatry and apostasy.

Cultural and Historical Background: Beth Peor is located in the region of Moab, east of the Jordan River. It is historically significant as a site where the Israelites fell into idolatry and immorality with the Moabites, leading to God's judgment. The worship of Peor involved licentious rites, which were a direct violation of the covenantal laws given to Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bayith and Peor
Definition
"house of Peor," a place E. of the Jordan
NASB Translation
Beth-peor (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בֵּית מְּעוֺר proper name, of a location (= ׳בַּעַל פ ׳בּ, compare below בעל) east of Jordan Deuteronomy 3:29, in land of Amorites Deuteronomy 4:46 compare Joshua 13:20 (where assigned to Reuben); in land of Moab Deuteronomy 34:6. On site compare Di Numbers 23:28 LagOnom. 232. 2nd ed. 246 CondHeth & Moab 142 f. PEF1882, 85 f. TristrMoab 305.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Beth-peor

From bayith and p'owr; house of Peor; Beth- Peor, a place East of the Jordan -- Beth-peor.

see HEBREW bayith

see HEBREW p'owr

Forms and Transliterations
פְּע֑וֹר פְּע֔וֹר פְּע֛וֹר פְּעֽוֹר׃ פעור פעור׃ pə‘ōwr pə·‘ō·wr peor
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 3:29
HEB: מ֖וּל בֵּ֥ית פְּעֽוֹר׃ פ
NAS: in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
KJV: in the valley over against Bethpeor.
INT: the valley opposite Beth-peor

Deuteronomy 4:46
HEB: מ֚וּל בֵּ֣ית פְּע֔וֹר בְּאֶ֗רֶץ סִיחֹן֙
NAS: opposite Beth-peor, in the land
KJV: over against Bethpeor, in the land
INT: the valley opposite Beth-peor the land of Sihon

Deuteronomy 34:6
HEB: מ֖וּל בֵּ֣ית פְּע֑וֹר וְלֹֽא־ יָדַ֥ע
NAS: opposite Beth-peor; but no
KJV: over against Bethpeor: but no man
INT: of Moab opposite Beth-peor no knows

Joshua 13:20
HEB: וּבֵ֥ית פְּע֛וֹר וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹת הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה
NAS: and Beth-peor and the slopes of Pisgah
KJV: And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah,
INT: and Beth-peor and the slopes of Pisgah

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1047
4 Occurrences


pə·‘ō·wr — 4 Occ.
















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