Bêyth Shᵉʼân — H1052

Definition

locative proper noun

Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine

1. Beth-shean or Beth-Shan = "house of ease"
2. a place in Manasseh, west of the Jordan

Usually translated as

Beth-shean, Beth-Shan

Origin

or Bêyth Shân; from H1004 and H7599; house of ease

• Derived from Bayith (H1004)
• Derived from Shâʼan (H7599)

Occurrences

Bêyth Shᵉʼân occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

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

• Joshua 17:11 — And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean (בֵּית) and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
• Joshua 17:16 — And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean (בְּבֵית) and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
• Judges 1:27 — Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean (בֵּית) and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
• 1 Samuel 31:10 — And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan (בֵּ֥ית).
• 1 Samuel 31:12 — All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan (בֵּ֣ית), and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
• 2 Samuel 21:12 — And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan (בֵּֽית), where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
• 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean (בֵּ֣ית), which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
• 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean (שְׁאָ֡ן) to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
• 1 Chronicles 7:29 — And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean (בֵּית) and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.