Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh — H1203

Definition

locative proper noun

Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan

1. Beeshterah = "with increase"
2. a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth'

Usually translated as

Beeshterah

Origin

from H6251 (as singular of H6252) with a prepositional prefix; with Ashtoreth

• Derived from ʻashtᵉrâh (H6251)
• Derived from ʻAshtârôwth (H6252)

Occurrences

Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1)

• Joshua 21:27 — And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah (בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה) with her suburbs; two cities.