Strong H1037בֵּית מִלּוֹא
Beth-millo
- Transliteration
- bêyth millô' bêyth millô'
- Pronunciation
- bayth {mil-lo} bayth mil-lo'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Beth-millo = "house of Millo" or "house of the rampart"
Detailed definition
Beth-millo was a fortified place in Shechem where the men of the city made Abimelech king, later becoming his enemies. (Judges 9:6, 20)
In the biblical story
Beth-millo
Fortified place in Shechem, associated with Abimelech's rule.
Beth-millo was a fortified place in Shechem where the men of the city made Abimelech king, later becoming his enemies. (Judges 9:6, 20)
In the Bible
Strong H1037 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- millo3
First verses
- Judges 9:6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
- Judges 9:20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
- 2 Kings 12:20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
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Related words
Word family
- מִלּוֹאMilloH4407
- בֵּיתbetweenH1004A
- בַּ֫יִתhouse: homeH1004B
- בַּ֫יִתBeth-(ashbea)H1004G
- בַּ֫יִתBeth (Haggan)H1004H
- בַּ֫יִתBeth-(togarmah)H1004I
- בַּ֫יִתHouse (of the Forest)H1004J
- בַּ֫יִתHouse (of the Forests of Lebanon)H1004K
- בַּ֫יִתBeth-(baal-meon)H1004L
- בַּ֫יִתhouse: householdH1004M
- בַּ֫יִתhouse: containerH1004N
- בַּ֫יִתhouse: insideH1004O
- בַּ֫יִתhouse: palaceH1004P
- בַּ֫יִתhouse: templeH1004Q