Bêyth Tsûwr — H1049

Definition

locative proper noun

Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine

1. Beth-zur = "house of the rock"
2. n pr loc
3. a place in Judah
4. n pr m
5. the son of Maon

Usually translated as

Beth-zur

Origin

from H1004 and H6697; house of (the) rock

• Derived from Bayith (H1004)
• Derived from Tsûwr (H6697)

Occurrences

Bêyth Tsûwr occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Joshua 15:58 — Halhul, Beth-zur (בֵּֽית), and Gedor,
• 1 Chronicles 2:45 — And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur (בֵֽית).
• 2 Chronicles 11:7 — And Beth-zur (בֵּֽית), and Shoco, and Adullam,
• Nehemiah 3:16 — After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur (בֵּֽית), unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.