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Strong H1010בֵּית מְעוֹן

Beth-meon

Transliteration
bêyth ba‛al me‛ôn bêyth me‛ôn
Pronunciation
bayth bah'-al {me-own'} bayth me-own'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H1004 and H1168 and H4583; The first form meaning house of Baal of (the) habitation of (apparently by transposition). The second form meaning house of habitation of (Baal);
{Beth-Baal-Meon} a palce in Palestine: - Beth-baal-meon. Compare H1186 and H1194 .

Meaning of the name

Beth-meon = "house of Meon"

Detailed definition

Baal-meon (Beth-baal-meon, Beth-meon, or Beon) was a Moabite town, allotted to Reuben, but later retaken by Moab. (Numbers 32:38; 1 Chronicles 5:8; Ezekiel 25:9; Joshua 13:17; Jeremiah 48:23; Numbers 32:3)

In the biblical story

Baal-meon

Moabite town, allotted to Reuben, later retaken by Moab.

Baal-meon (Beth-baal-meon, Beth-meon, or Beon) was a Moabite town, allotted to Reuben, but later retaken by Moab. (Numbers 32:38; 1 Chronicles 5:8; Ezekiel 25:9; Joshua 13:17; Jeremiah 48:23; Numbers 32:3)

In the Bible

Strong H1010 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • meon2

First verses

  1. Joshua 13:17
    Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,
  2. Jeremiah 48:23
    And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth–gamul, and upon Beth–meon,
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