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

From H1004 and H4407; house of (the) rampart;
{Beth-Millo} the name of two citadels: - house of Millo.

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

  1. Judges 9:6
    And 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.
  2. Judges 9:20
    But 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.
  3. 2 Kings 12:20
    And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
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