1050. Beth-rechob
Strong's Lexicon
Beth-rechob: Beth-rechob

Original Word: בֵּית רְחוֹב
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beyth Rchowb
Pronunciation: bayth-reh-KHOB
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth re-khobe')
Definition: Beth-rechob
Meaning: Beth-Rechob

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בֵּית (beth) meaning "house" and רְחוֹב (rechob) meaning "broad place" or "open place."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beth-rechob in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.

Usage: Beth-rechob means "house of the broad place" or "house of the open place." It is used in the Bible as a geographical location, specifically a city or region.

Cultural and Historical Background: Beth-rechob is mentioned in the context of ancient Israelite history. It was a city located in the northern part of Canaan, near the territory of the Arameans. The name suggests a place of openness or spaciousness, which may have been significant for trade or military strategy. The city is associated with the broader region of Rechob, which was known for its strategic location and interactions with neighboring peoples.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bayith and rechob
Definition
"place of a street," a place near Dan
NASB Translation
Beth-rehob (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בֵּיתרְֿחוֺב proper name, of a location (place of street, or market ?) near Dan on road to Hamath Judges 18:28; 2 Samuel 10:6 (where אֲרַם בֵּיתרְֿחוֺב) = רְחֹב Numbers 13:21; compareאֲרַם צוֺבָא וּרְחוֺב 2 Samuel 10:8; — location dubious (compare Robiii. 371 f.).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Beth-rehob

From bayith and rchob; house of (the) street; Beth-Rechob, a place in Palestine -- Beth-rehob.

see HEBREW bayith

see HEBREW rchob

Forms and Transliterations
רְח֑וֹב רְח֜וֹב רחוב rə·ḥō·wḇ reChov rəḥōwḇ
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Englishman's Concordance
Judges 18:28
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְבֵית־ רְח֑וֹב וַיִּבְנ֥וּ אֶת־
NAS: which is near Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt
KJV: and it was in the valley that [lieth] by Bethrehob. And they built
INT: the valley which Beth-rehob rebuilt the city

2 Samuel 10:6
HEB: אֲרַ֨ם בֵּית־ רְח֜וֹב וְאֶת־ אֲרַ֣ם
NAS: the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans
KJV: the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians
INT: and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1050
2 Occurrences


rə·ḥō·wḇ — 2 Occ.















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