Bêyth Chôwrôwn — H1032

Definition

locative proper noun

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

1. Beth-horon = "house of hollowness"
2. two towns in Ephraim
1. Upper Beth-horon-town on the mountains of Ephraim
2. Lower Beth-horon-town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon

Usually translated as

Beth-horon

Origin

from H1004 and H2356; house of hollowness

• Derived from Bayith (H1004)
• Derived from Chôwr (H2356)

Occurrences

Bêyth Chôwrôwn occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (7), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (2)

• Joshua 10:10 — 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 (בֵית), and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
• Joshua 10:11 — And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon (בֵּית), that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
• Joshua 16:3 — And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon (בֵּית) the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
• Joshua 16:5 — And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon (בֵּ֥ית) the upper;
• Joshua 18:13 — And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth-el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon (לְבֵית).
• Joshua 18:14 — And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon (בֵית) southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
• Joshua 21:22 — And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon (בֵּ֥ית) with her suburbs; four cities.
• 1 Samuel 13:18 — And another company turned the way to Beth-horon (בֵּ֣ית): and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
• 1 Kings 9:17 — And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon (בֵּ֥ית) the nether,
• 1 Chronicles 6:68 — And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon (בֵּ֥ית) with her suburbs,
• 1 Chronicles 7:24 — (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon (בֵּית) the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)
• 2 Chronicles 8:5 — Also he built Beth-horon (בֵּ֤ית) the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
• 2 Chronicles 8:5 — Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon (חוֹרוֹן֙) the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
• 2 Chronicles 25:13 — But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon (בֵּ֣ית), and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.