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Strong's #1008 - בֵּיתְ־אֵל

Transliteration

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Phonetics

bayth-ale'

Origin

from (H1004) and (H410)

Parts of Speech

proper locative noun

TWOT

241a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Bethel = "house of God"
1. ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name)
2. a place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba and Ziklag

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (66)

Genesis 12

Joshua 10

Judges 5

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

BSB (95)

Genesis 24

Joshua 20

Judges 18

1 Samuel 8

1 Kings 20

2 Kings 20

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 2

Nehemiah 4

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 4

Amos 14

Zechariah 2

CSB (69)

Genesis 13

Joshua 10

Judges 9

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

Zechariah 1

ESV (70)

Genesis 12

Joshua 10

Judges 9

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

KJV (70)

Genesis 12

Joshua 10

Judges 9

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

LEB (67)

Genesis 11

Joshua 10

Judges 8

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 8

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

Zechariah 1

LSB (71)

Genesis 12

Joshua 10

Judges 9

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

Zechariah 1

N95 (71)

Genesis 12

Joshua 10

Judges 9

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

Zechariah 1

NAS (71)

Genesis 12

Joshua 10

Judges 9

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

Zechariah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (66)

Genesis 12

Joshua 10

Judges 5

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

Amos 7

ASV (66)

against beth-el 1

and at beth-el 1

and beth-el 3

any more at beth-el 1

below beth-el 1

beth-el 2

between beth-el 3

even to beth-el 1

from beth-el 3

from him, beth-el 1

from thence unto beth-el 1

having beth-el 1

he in beth-el 1

him at beth-el 1

in beth-el 9

it in beth-el 1

me as far as beth-el 1

not beth-el 1

of beth-el 12

of them unto beth-el 1

or beth-el 1

out beth-el 1

shall beth-el 1

that was at beth-el 1

that were at beth-el 1

that were in beth-el 2

the same is beth-el 2

to beth-el 8

unto beth-el 1

were beth-el 1

with him, beth-el 1

BSB (95)

and bethel 3

at 1

at bethel 7

bethel 35

from 3

in 1

in bethel 8

included 1

now the people of bethel 1

o bethel 1

of 5

of bethel 7

offering in bethel 1

or bethel 1

to 5

to bethel 6

toward 1

with bethel 1

CSB (69)

at bethel 1

bethel 63

bethel's 3

of bethel 1

you, bethel 1

ESV (70)

bethel 70

KJV (70)

* 4

bethel 66

LEB (67)

against bethel 1

and bethel 2

and the people of bethel 1

at bethel 2

bethel 29

bethel) 1

him at bethel 1

him bethel 1

in bethel 8

is bethel) 1

is in bethel will happen 1

it for bethel 1

o bethel 1

of bethel 4

or bethel 1

to bethel 8

was in bethel 1

were bethel 1

were in bethel 2

LSB (71)

bethel 71

N95 (71)

bethel 71

NAS (71)

bethel 71

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (66)

against bethel 1

and at bethel 1

and bethel 2

any more at bethel 1

below bethel 1

bethel 5

between bethel 3

even to bethel 1

from bethel 3

from there to bethel 1

having bethel 1

him at bethel 1

in bethel 9

it in bethel 1

me as far as bethel 1

of bethel 12

or beth el 1

out bethel 1

so in bethel 1

that was at bethel 1

that were in bethel 1

the same is bethel 1

to beth el 1

to bethel 9

were bethel 1

who were at bethel 1

who were in bethel 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

ֵבּיתְאֵל₇₁ proper name, of a location Bethel (so read, not בֵּיתאֵֿל as Joshua 7:2 + according to see d. H; compare Baer Genesis 12:8; house of God, or house of El) —

1 ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identification with Luz (former name) Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:6; Joshua 18:13; Judges 1:23; apparently distinguished from Luz Joshua 16:2 (yet compare Di); name connected with vision of Jacob when journeying to Paddan-Aram (JE) Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:7 (where אֵלֵבּיתְאֵל, but ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Ol strike out אֵל; Di maintains); compare Hosea 12:5; when journeying from P.-A. Hosea 35:15 (P); name apparently given first to a stone ( Genesis 28:18; 35:14) compare We^{Skizzen iii. 70}; הַר ֵבּיתְאֵל 1 Samuel 13:2; later important place of worship 1 Samuel 10:3 עָלָה אֶלֿהָאֱלֹהִים בֵּיתְאֵל; abode of prophet 1 Kings 13:11; 2 Kings 2:3; Jeroboam set up one of the golden calves at Bethel 1 Kings 12:29f. compare also 1 Kings 13:1 f; 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 23:15; Jeremiah 48:13 see further 2 Kings 17:28; 2 Kings 23:15 Th proposes on internal grounds, בֵּית אַל house of nothingness, or אָלָה׳בּ house of execration; אָלָה׳בּ also Ren^{Hist. iii. 185}; in prophets Amos 3:14; Amos 4:4; Amos 5:5 (twice in verse); Amos 5:6; Amos 7:10,13; Hosea 10:15; note especially Amos 5:5 ביתאל יִהְיֶה לְאָ֑וֶן, & בֵּית אָוֶן ( house of iniquity) as substitute for ביתאל Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8; Hosea 10:5 (עֶגְלוֺת בית און); — modern Beitîn Rob^{BR i. 448f.} Guérin^{Judée iii. 14-27} compare Bd^{Pal 215} Survey^{ii. 305.}

2 place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba & Ziklag 1 Samuel 30:27 compare We Dr; = ᵑ0כסיל Joshua 15:30 (text error; ᵐ5 Βαιθηλ); also בְּתוּל Joshua 19:4, בְּתוּאֵל 1 Chronicles 4:30.

List of Word Forms

אֵ֑ל אֵ֔ל אֵ֖ל אֵ֗ל אֵ֛ל אֵ֤ל אֵֽל׃ אֵל֙ אֵל֮ אל אל׃ ’êl el