Strong H1049בֵּית־צוּר

Beth-zur

Transliteration: bêyth tsûr
Pronunciation: bayth tsoor'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H1004 and H6697; house of (the) rock;
{Beth-Tsur} a place in Palestine: - Beth-zur.

Meaning of the name

Beth-zur = "house of the rock"

Detailed definition

Beth-zur was a town in the hill country of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam, later repaired by Nehemiah, and associated with Maon. (Joshua 15:58; 1 Chronicles 2:45; 2 Chronicles 11:7; Nehemiah 3:16)

In the biblical story

Beth-zur

Town in Judah, fortified by Rehoboam, repaired by Nehemiah.

Beth-zur was a town in the hill country of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam, later repaired by Nehemiah, and associated with Maon. (Joshua 15:58; 1 Chronicles 2:45; 2 Chronicles 11:7; Nehemiah 3:16)

In the Bible

Strong H1049 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

zur4

First verses

Joshua 15:58
Halhul, Beth–zur, and Gedor,
1 Chronicles 2:45
And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth–zur.
2 Chronicles 11:7
And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Nehemiah 3:16
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth–zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

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