1 Kings 9:17

וַיִּ֤בֶן שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת גָּ֔זֶר וְאֶת בֵּ֥ית חֹרֹ֖ן תַּחְתּֽוֹן

And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

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וְיָֽרַד-יָמָּה אֶל-גְּבוּל הַיַּפְלֵטִי עַד גְּבוּל בֵּית-חוֹרֹן תַּחְתּוֹן וְעַד-גָּזֶר וְהָיוּ ‫(תצאתו)‬ תֹצְאֹתָיו יָֽמָּה׃

And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

Joshua 21:22

וְאֶת-קִבְצַיִם וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ וְאֶת-בֵּית חוֹרֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע׃

And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

Joshua 19:44

וְאֶלְתְּקֵה וְגִבְּתוֹן וּבַֽעֲלָֽת׃

And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

2 Chronicles 8:4

וַיִּבֶן אֶת-תַּדְמֹר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְאֵת כָּל-עָרֵי הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בַּֽחֲמָֽת׃

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

Joshua 10:10

וַיְהֻמֵּם יְהוָה לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכֵּם מַכָּֽה-גְדוֹלָה בְּגִבְעוֹן וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם דֶּרֶךְ מַֽעֲלֵה בֵית-חוֹרֹן וַיַּכֵּם עַד-עֲזֵקָה וְעַד-מַקֵּדָֽה׃

And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

וַיִּ֤בֶן שְׁלֹמֹה֙ Pashta — a lesser break אֶת גָּ֔זֶר Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְאֶת בֵּ֥ית חֹרֹ֖ן Tipeha — a lesser break תַּחְתּֽוֹן Silluq — end of the verse

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שְׁלֹמֹה֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And solomon")

Dictionary form: שְׁלֹמֹה · sheh-loh-MOH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

שְׁלֹמֹה

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and solomon

solomon ×130 and solomon ×49 of solomon ×40 solomons ×9 to solomon ×8 of solomons ×7 unto solomon ×6 did solomon ×5

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Solomon — Standard modern rendering of the proper name.

King Solomon — Use when royal title adds needed clarity or emphasis.

Solomon's — Possessive form; for attributive or genitive contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8751 H8010

שְׁלֹמִה₂₉₃ proper name, masculine Solomon (Σαλωμων, rarely Σαλομων, ᵐ5^L mostly Σολομων; compare Lag^{BN 53 96}); — king of Israel, son of David and Bathsheba 2Sam 12:24; 1Kgs 1:11 + [name 2 t. Samuel; 162 t. Kings; 109 t. Chronicles; 7 t. Ezra Nehemiah]; born in Jerusalem 2Sam 5:14; 1Chr 3:5; 1Chr 14:4 designated by David as successor, anointed and proclaimed before David's death 1Kgs 1:30; 1Kgs 1:33; 1Kgs 1:34; 1Kgs 1:39 +; king after David's death 1Kgs 2:12; 1Kgs 2:17; 1Chr 29:28; 2Chr 1:1 + [phrase ׳הַמֶּלָךְ שׁ 1Kgs 1:34 + 36 t. Kings, 11 t. Chronicles, Jer 52:20; Song 3:9; Song 3:11 ׳הַמּ ׳שׁ 1Kgs 2:17; 1Kgs 12:2; 1Chr 29:24; 2Chr 10:2 מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה ׳שׁ 1Kgs 12:23; 2Chr 11:3, ׳יִשׂ ׳מ 2Kgs 23:13; 2Kgs 24:13; 2Chr 30:26; 2Chr 35:3; Neh 13:26]; builder of temple 1Kgs 5:22; 1Kgs 6:1; 1Kgs 6:2; 1Chr 5:26 + often; wise 1Kgs 3:10; 1Kgs 5:9; 1Kgs 5:10; 1Kgs 5:14; 1Kgs 10:1; 1Kgs 10:2; 1Kgs 10:3; 1Kgs 10:4; 1Kgs 2:7; 1Kgs 2:11 +; author of proverbs (and songs) according to Proverbs ׳מִשְׁלֵי שׁ 2Chr 1:1; 2Chr 10:1; 2Chr 25:1 (compare 1Kgs 5:12; 1Kgs 5:13), see also ׳לִשׁ Ps 72:1; Ps 127:1 (titles), Song 1:1 (title); of written provision for priests, etc. 2Chr 35:4, compare 2Chr 8:14; Neh 12:45 elsewhere (outside of Kings, Chronicles) name occurs Jer 52:20; Song 1:5 (Wkl^{Altor. Forsch. ii. 196.} proposes Šalmaites, Nabataean שלמו Lzb³⁷⁶, compare Levy^{Tw ii. 489} Jastr¹⁵⁸⁷), Song 3:7; Song 3:9; Song 3:11; Song 8:11; Song 8:12, and in phrase בְּנֵי עַבְדֵי ׳שׁ Ezra 2:55; Ezra 2:58 = Neh 7:57; Neh 7:60; Neh 11:3.

Strong's Definition H8010

solomon, solomons

šĕlōmō

peace

Shelomah, David's successor

son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs

Variations 11 forms of this word

Translations 33 English renderings

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אֶת

Particle points to the object of the verb — leave untranslated

Dictionary form: אֵת · ate

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar To

Particle — Direct Object Marker

אֶת	Speech Particle Type Direct Object Marker

In English

and ×240 of ×109 him ×107 them ×73 with ×72 from ×64 you ×61 me ×54

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[direct object marker — untranslated] — Most common use; marks definite direct object, no English equivalent.

with — Use when אֵת expresses accompaniment or association.

from — Use when context implies source or separation.

along with — Emphasizes inclusion or togetherness in a list.

together with — Slightly more formal; stresses joint participation.

among — Use when indicating presence within a group.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB853 H853

I. אֵת, with makk. אֶתֿ, with suffix אֹתִי; אֹתְךָ, אֹתְכָה Num 22:33, אֹתָ֑ךְ, אֹתָ֑כָה Exod 29:35, feminine אֹתָךְ; אֹתוֺ etc.; 2 plural אֶתְכֶם, once אוֺתְכֶם Josh 23:15 3 masculine plural regularly אֹתָם, rarely אֶתְהֶם Gen 32:1; Exod 18:20; Num 21:3; Ezek 34:12; 1Chr 6:50, once אוֺתְהֶם Ezek 23:45 3 feminine plural, on the contrary, regularly אֶתְהֶן (13 t.), once אֹתָן Ezek 16:54 (also אוֺתְהֶן Ezek 23:47, אֹתָ֖נָה Exod 35:26, אוֺתָ֖נָה Ezek 34:21); forms with cholem also often written plene: — the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite (Moabite id., Phoenician אית i.e. אִיַּת (Schröd^{p. 213 f.}); Aramaic יָת frequently in ᵑ7; Syriac very rare as mark of accusative (for which is preferred), but used often in the sense of substance οὐσία, also in that of self, e.g. per se, reapse, sibi ipsi, PS^{1640 f.}, Samaritan ; Arabic , only used with suffix, when it is desired to emphasize the pronoun, e.g. Qor 1:4 W^{AG i. § 189.} [Ethiopic uses k£y¹ similarly, Di^{§ 150 a}; but it is dubious if this is etymologically akin.] The primitive form will have been 'iwyath, originally a substantive with following genitive, Ol^{p. 432}; whether ultimately a parallel development with אוֺת sign from √ אוה is uncertain: Ol W^{AG i. § 188} Lag^{M i. 226 affirm}, Nö^{ZMG 1886, 738 doubts. In Hebrew the ground-form is} אוֺת; the forms with ¢, e being abbreviated. In post Biblical Hebrew, used in combination with another preposition: thus בְּאוֺתוֺ הַיּוֺם = Bibl. בַּיּוֺם הַהוּא, בְּאוֺתָהּ הַשָּׁעָה; or as a nomin., e.g. אוֺתוֺ הָאִישׁ = Bibl. הָאִישׁ הַהוּא).

1. As mark of the accusative prefixed to substantives defined either by the article (or כֹּל), or by a genitive or pronominal affix, or in virtue of being proper names:
a. with transitive verbs, Gen 1:1; Gen 1:16; Gen 1:29; Gen 1:30; Gen 2:11; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:2; Gen 9:3 (אֶתֿכֹּל׃) etc. Similarly אֶתמִֿי whom (in particular), Josh 24:15; 1Sam 12:3; 1Sam 28:11; Isa 6:8 and elsewhere (but never אֶתמָֿה); also with זֶה Gen 29:33; Gen 44:29; 1Sam 21:16; 1Kgs 22:27 +, זֹאת Gen 29:27; 2Sam 13:27 +, אֵלֶּה Gen 46:18; Lev 11:18; Isa 49:21 +. So pretty uniformly in prose; but in poetry את is commonly dispensed with. By the use of את with the pronominal affix, a pronoun can at once, if required, be placed in a position of emphasis; let the order of words from this point of view be carefully noticed in the following passages: Gen 7:1; Gen 24:14; Gen 37:4; Lev 10:17; Lev 11:33; Num 22:32 thee I had slain, and her I had kept alive, Deut 4:14; Deut 6:13; Deut 6:23; Deut 13:5; Judg 14:3 אוֺתָהּ קַח לִי take for me her, 1Sam 14:35; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 18:17; 1Sam 21:10 אִםאֹֿתָהּ תִּקַּחלְֿךָ קָ֔ח if thou wilt take that, take it, 1Kgs 1:35; 1Kgs 14:9; Isa 43:22; Isa 57:11; Jer 9:2. So הַאוֺתִי Jer 5:22; Jer 7:19. It also sometimes enables the reflexive sense to be expressed (elsewhere נַפְשָׁם) Jer 7:19; Ezek 34:2. Rarely with a substantive which is undefined (Ew^{§ 277 d 2} Ges^{«GKC:117»§ 117}, 1, R. 2), as Exod 21:28; Num 21:9; Lev 20:14; 1Sam 24:6 (but see Dr) 2Sam 4:11; 2Sam 18:18; 2Sam 23:21 or which, though definite, is without the article, Gen 21:30; 2Sam 15:16; Lev 26:5; 1Sam 9:3 (so Num 16:15) Isa 33:19; Isa 41:7; Ezek 43:10 (for further examples see Ew 1.c.)
b. with a passive verb (Ges^{«GKC:121»§ 121}. 1 Ew^{§ 295 b}) conceived as expressing neutrally the action in question, and construed accordingly with an accusative of that which is its real object: examples occur with tolerable frequency from Gen 4:18 (J) וַיִּוָּלֵד לַחֲנוֺךְ אֶתעֿירָד, Gen 17:5 (P), לֹא יִקָּרֵא עוֺד אֶתשִֿׁמְךָ אַברָם there shall not be called (=one shall not call) thy name Abram, Gen 21:5 (E), Gen 27:42; 2Sam 21:11; 1Kgs 18:13; Hos 10:6 etc., to Jer 35:18; Jer 38:4; Jer 50:20; Ezek 16:4; Ezek 16:5; Esth 2:13 (compare Dr^{JPh xi. 227 f.}): also with passive verbs of filling (Ew^{§ 281 b}), as Exod 1:7 +.
c. with neuter verbs or expressions, especially such as involve the idea of regarding, or treating, appy. by a construction κατὰ σύνεσιν (rare), Josh 22:17; 2Sam 11:25; Neh 9:32 (compare 1Sam 20:13 Dr). Once after אֵין, Hag 2:17 אֵין אֶתְכֶם אֵלַיָֽ.
d. poet. (si vera lectio), after an abstract noun used with a verbal force, Hab 3:13 (Amos 4:11; Isa 13:19; Jer 50:40 מַהְפֵּכָה exerts a verbal force, like the Arabic nom. verbi [see W^{AG i. § 196, 43}]; and Num 10:2; Ezek 17:9 לְמַסַּע, לְמַשְׂאוֺת are Aramaizing infinitives: compare Ew^{§ 239 a}).

2. את marks an accusative in other relations than that of direct object to a verb:
a. with verbs of motion (very rare) Num 13:17; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:7 (to 'walk the wilderness'); denoting the goal Judg 19:18; Ezek 21:25 (Ew^{§ 281 d, n., 282 a 1}).
b. denoting time (duration), also very rare: Exod 13:7; Lev 25:22; Deut 9:25.
c. expressing the accus. of limitation (rare): Gen 17:11; Gen 17:14; 1Kgs 15:23.

3. Chiefly in an inferior or later style, אֵת (or וְאֵת) is used irregularly, partly (α), as it would seem, to give greater definiteness (so especially וְאֵת) at the mention of a new subject (when it may sometimes be rendered as regards), or through the influence of a neighbouring verb (a construct κατὰ σύνεσιν), or by an anacoluthon, partly (β) as resuming loosely some other preposition Thus (α) Exod 1:14; Num 3:26; Num 3:46; Num 5:10 (with הָיָה: so Ezek 35:10) Num 18:21b Deut 11:2 (anacoluthon), Deut 14:13; Josh 17:11; Judg 20:44; Judg 20:46 (contr. vJudg 20:25 vJudg 20:35) 1Sam 17:34 (see Dr) 1Sam 26:16; 2Sam 21:22; 2Kgs 6:5; Isa 53:8 (probably), Isa 57:12; Jer 23:33 (but read rather with ᵐ5 ᵑ9 אַתֶּם הַמַּשָּׂא) Jer 27:8; Jer 36:22; Jer 38:16 Kt, Jer 45:4 b Ezek 16:22; Ezek 17:21; Ezek 20:16; Ezek 29:4 b Ezek 43:7 (ᵐ5 Co prefix הֲרָאִיתָ) Ezek 44:3; Zech 8:17; Eccl 4:3; Dan 9:13; Neh 9:19; Neh 9:34; 1Chr 2:9; 2Chr 31:17. In 1Sam 30:23; Hag 2:5 probably some such word as remember is to be understood. (β) Jer 38:9; Ezek 14:22 b Ezek 37:19 b Zech 12:10 סָבִיב אֵת 1Kgs 6:5; Ezek 43:17 strangely (in 1 Kings ᵐ5 omits the clause: so Sta^{ZAW 1883, 135}). — In 1Kgs 11:1 וְ is merely and also, and especially (see וְ); v1Kgs 11:25 is corrupt (read with ᵐ5 זֹאת הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲדָד); Ezek 47:17; Ezek 47:18; Ezek 47:19 read similarly for ואת, זֹאת: see vEzek 47:20. — For some particulars as to the use of את, see A. M. Wilson^{Hebraica. vi. 139 ff. 212 ff.} (who, however, confuses it sometimes with II. אֵת). For denoting the pronominal object of a verb, את with suffix preponderates relatively much above the verbal affix in P, as compared with J E Deuteronomy Judges Samuel Kings (see Gie^{ZAW 1881, 258 f.}), — partly, probably, on account of the greater distinctness and precision which P loves.

BDB9600 H853 H3487

יָת mark of accusative (= Biblical Hebrew I. אֵת; Palmyrene ית; Zinjirli^{Had. 28} with suffix ותה; Nabataean, Palmyrene with suffix יתה (Lzb²⁶³ Cooke¹⁷⁰; compare RÉS⁴⁶⁸); ᵑ7 Samaritan יָת; Syriac (rare)); — Dan 3:12 דִּי מַנִּיתָ יָָֽתְהוֺן whom thou hast appointed.

Strong's Definition H853

with, from, of, and, by, …

ʾēt

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Variations 74 forms of this word

Translations 343 English renderings

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גָּ֔זֶר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Gezer")

Dictionary form: גֶּזֶר · ɡeh-DZER

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

גָּזֶר

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: gezer

gezer ×4 in gezer ×3 and gezer ×2 of gezer ×2 at gezer ×1 gazer ×1 they gave also gezer ×1 to gazer ×1

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Gezer — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

Gazer — Alternate spelling found in some older translations.

the city of Gezer — Add 'city of' for clarity when first introduced.

Gezer (a Canaanite city) — Use in notes or introductory references for readers.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1600 H1507

II. גֶּ֫זֶר proper name, of a location (portion) Levitical city on border of Ephraim Josh 10:33; Josh 12:12; Josh 21:21; 1Kgs 9:16; 1Chr 6:52; 1Chr 7:28; 1Chr 20:4 גָּ֑זֶר Josh 16:3; Josh 16:10; Judg 1:29 (twice in verse) compare 2Sam 5:25; 1Kgs 9:15; 1Kgs 9:17 with ָ ה locative גָּ֑זְרָה 1Chr 14:16 — cuneiform Gazri, Bez^{Tell el-Amarna Tabl. BM. 148}; modern Tell-Jezer, approximately 18 miles north of west from Jerusalem, south of the Jaffa road; Gann in PEF^{1873, 78 f.; 1875, 74 f.} compare Bd^{Pal 17}.

Strong's Definition H1507

gezer, gazer

gezer

portion

Gezer, a place in Palestine

a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

Gezer

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וְ אֶת

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אֶת

Particle points to the object of the verb — leave untranslated

Dictionary form: אֵת · ate

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/To

Particle — Direct Object Marker

וְ	Speech Conjunction
אֶת	Speech Particle Type Direct Object Marker

In English

and ×240 of ×109 him ×107 them ×73 with ×72 from ×64 you ×61 me ×54

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[direct object marker — untranslated] — Most common use; marks definite direct object, no English equivalent.

with — Use when אֵת expresses accompaniment or association.

from — Use when context implies source or separation.

along with — Emphasizes inclusion or togetherness in a list.

together with — Slightly more formal; stresses joint participation.

among — Use when indicating presence within a group.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB853 H853

BDB9600 H853 H3487

Strong's Definition H853

with, from, of, and, by, …

ʾēt

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Variations 74 forms of this word

Translations 343 English renderings

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בֵּ֥ית

Root word a name — transliterate it

Dictionary form: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן · bate hoh-RONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

בֵּית

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

beth-horon ×6 and beth-horon ×4 to beth-horon ×3 of beth-horon ×1

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Beth-horon — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.

Beth Horon — Two-word form used in some contemporary versions.

Horon's House — Literal rendering; use only in etymological discussion.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1063 H1032 H358

בֵּית חוֺרֹן proper name, of a location Josh 10:10; Josh 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 Josh 10:10, מוֺרַד vJosh 10:11 1 Macc 3:16; 3:24) 1Chr 7:24 אֶתבּֿיתחֿוֺרוֺן הַתַּחְתּוֺן וְאֶתהָֿעֶלְיוֺן; further,
a. עֶלְיוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ Josh 16:5 הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ 2Chr 8:5.
b. 1 hour west from
a. תַּחְתּוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ Josh 16:3; Josh 18:13; 1Kgs 9:17 הַתַּחְתּוֺן ׳ח ׳בּ 2Chr 8:5 also Josh 10:10; Josh 10:11; Josh 18:14 probably also Josh 21:22; 1Sam 13:18; 1Chr 6:53; 2Chr 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 Neh 2:10; Neh 2:19; Neh 13:28, only of Sanballat; also dual חֹרֹנַיִם Josh 10:10; Josh 10:11 ᵐ5 & 2Sam 13:34 ᵐ5 We Dr.

BDB6079 H4608 H4610 H131 H1032 H1483 H2776 H3872 H6731

מַעֲלֶה₁₉ noun masculine^{Isa 15:5} ascent; — ׳מ Neh 12:37 construct מַעֲלֵה Josh 10:10 + 14 t.; מַעֲלָו֯ Ezek 40:31; Ezek 40:34; Ezek 40:37

1. ascent of hill or mountain: to a city 1Sam 9:11, to the royal sepulchers (in Jerusalem) 2Chr 32:33 הַזֵּיתִית ׳מִ 2Sam 15:30 (see זַיִת 3); עַקְרַבִּים ׳מ = Srorpion-pass, on southern border of Palestine, Judg 1:36; Num 36:4; Josh 15:3 (both P), i.e. probably the Na‡b eƒ-ƒafâ southwest from Dead Sea Buhl^{Geogr. 16. 66} Di and GFM on the passage, and references; often defined by proper name, of a location: אֲדֻמִים ׳מ Josh 15:7; Josh 18:17, south of valley of Achor, between Jerusalem and Jericho, compare modern Tel`at ed-dâm Buhl^{Geogr. 98}.; see also בֵּית חוֺרֹן I. גּוּר, II. חֶרֶס, לוּחִית, II. ציץ.

2. of stairs Ezek 40:31; Ezek 40:34; Ezek 40:37 to a wall Neh 12:27 מַעֵלֵה הַלִּוִיִּם Neh 9:4. p.111, 158, 357, 532, 851

Strong's Definition H1032

beth-horon

bêt ḥôrôn

house of hollowness

Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine

two towns in Ephraim

Upper Beth-horon—town on the mountains of Ephraim

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

Beth-horon Upper Beth-horon Town in Ephraim, near Lower Beth-horon.

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חֹרֹ֖ן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And beth-horon")

Dictionary form: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן · bate hoh-RONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

חֹרֹן

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and beth-horon

beth-horon ×6 and beth-horon ×4 to beth-horon ×3 of beth-horon ×1

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Beth-horon — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.

Beth Horon — Two-word form used in some contemporary versions.

Horon's House — Literal rendering; use only in etymological discussion.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1063 H1032 H358

BDB6079 H4608 H4610 H131 H1032 H1483 H2776 H3872 H6731

מַעֲלֶה₁₉ noun masculine^{Isa 15:5} ascent; — ׳מ Neh 12:37 construct מַעֲלֵה Josh 10:10 + 14 t.; מַעֲלָו֯ Ezek 40:31; Ezek 40:34; Ezek 40:37

2. of stairs Ezek 40:31; Ezek 40:34; Ezek 40:37 to a wall Neh 12:27 מַעֵלֵה הַלִּוִיִּם Neh 9:4. p.111, 158, 357, 532, 851

Strong's Definition H1032

beth-horon

bêt ḥôrôn

house of hollowness

Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine

two towns in Ephraim

Upper Beth-horon—town on the mountains of Ephraim

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

Beth-horon Upper Beth-horon Town in Ephraim, near Lower Beth-horon.

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Word Parts

תַּחְתּֽוֹן

Root word lower, nether, lowest, nethermost

Dictionary form: תַּחְתּוֹן · ta-TONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aamsa

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

תַּחְתּֽוֹן

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the nether

the nether ×4 of the lower ×2 from the lowest ×1 more than the lowest ×1 of the nether ×1 than the lower ×1 the lower ×1 the nethermost ×1

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lower — Most versatile; works for comparative and descriptive contexts.

bottom — Good for physical structures like floors or gates.

lowest — Use when superlative degree is clearly intended.

underground — Suited for subterranean or below-ground contexts.

beneath — Works as an adjective in poetic or elevated prose.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9139 H8481

תַּחְתּוֺן adjective lower, lowest; — absolute ׳תּ Josh 16:3 +, feminine singular תֹּנָה- Isa 22:9 +, feminine plural תֹּנֹת- Ezek 42:5; Ezek 42:6 — lower, Isa 22:9 ׳הַבְּרֵכָה הַתּ the lower pool (in Jerusalem), of pavement and gate of outer (lower). temple-court Ezek 40:18; Ezek 40:19 (l. הַתַּחְתּוֺן ׳השּׁ), of lower ledge (עֲזָרְה) of altar, Ezek 43:14 of the lowest of the three stories of side-chambers surrounding the temple, 1Kgs 6:6 ׳הַיָּצוּעַ הַתּ, + v1Kgs 6:8a (see תִּיכוֺן), Ezek 41:7 (read וּמִן for וְבֵן), Ezek 42:5; Ezek 42:6 in place-name, ׳בֵּיתחֹֿרוֺן תּ Josh 16:3; Josh 18:13; 1Kgs 9:17 (|| 2Chr 8:5 ׳הַתּ), ׳בֵּיתחֹֿרוֺן הַתּ 1Chr 7:24; 2Chr 8:5.

Strong's Definition H8481

lower, nether, lowest, nethermost

taḥtôn

bottommost

lower, lowest, nether

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 9 English renderings

1 Kings 9:16

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1 Kings 9:18

וַ	Speech Conjunction
יִּבֶן	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular