בֵּית מְעוֹן

bet ba.al me.onBeth-meon
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place5 occurrences2 books2 verses
This is the name of the place Baal-meon: Moabite town, allotted to Reuben, later retaken by Moab.

Definition

from H1004 and H1168 and H4583; house of Baal of (the) habitation of (apparently by transposition); or (shorter) בֵּית מְעוֹןlemma בֵּית מעוֹן missing vowel, corrected to בֵּית מְעוֹן; house of habitation of (Baal); Beth-Baal-Meon, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Beth-baal-meon. Compare H1186 and H1194.

Glossary entries

Baal-meon Beon Beth-baal-meon Beth-Meon

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Joshua 13:17 (3×)וּבֵ֖ית; בַּ֥עַל; מְעֽוֹן׃ · Beth-baal-meon
    …to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
  2. Jeremiah 48:23 (2×)בֵּ֥ית; מְעֽוֹן׃ · Beth-meon
    …upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,