Beyth (בֵּית שְׁאָן) – Strong’s H1052: Beth-shean, meaning in Hebrew

Definition

From H1004 and H7599; house of ease;
Beth-Shean or {Beth-Shan} a place in Palestine: - {Beth-shean} Beth-Shan.

Meaning of the name

Beth-shean or Beth-Shan = "house of ease"

Detailed definition

Beth-shean (Beth-shan) was a city allotted to Manasseh, where the Philistines fastened Saul's body to the wall after his death. (Multiple references, see article for details)

In the biblical story

Beth-shean

City in Manasseh, where Saul's body was displayed.

Beth-shean (Beth-shan) was a city allotted to Manasseh, where the Philistines fastened Saul's body to the wall after his death. (Multiple references, see article for details)

In the Bible

Strong H1052 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

shean5
shan3

First verses

Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
Joshua 17:16
And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Judges 1:27
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
1 Samuel 31:10
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan.
1 Samuel 31:12
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth–shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
2 Samuel 21:12
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh–gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
1 Kings 4:12
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
1 Chronicles 7:29
And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth–shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

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Strong H1052בֵּית שְׁאָן