Word Study · Strong's H1032 · Hebrew
בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
Beth Choron
bayth kho-rone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Bêyth Chôwrôwn
“Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Beth-horon.
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- בֵּ֥ית5
- בֵּית־3
- בֵּ֣ית2
- בֵית־2
- חוֹר֖וֹן2
- חוֹרֹ֖ן2
- בֵּ֤ית1
- חוֹר֛וֹן1
- חוֹרוֹן֙1
- חוֹר֑וֹן1
- חוֹרֹ֔ן1
- חוֹרֹן֙1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 3
- Horon14
- Beth13
- of Beth1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)27
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 27
- HR/Npl · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Joshua14 of 28 · 50%
- 2 Chronicles6 of 28 · 21%
- 1 Chronicles4 of 28 · 14%
- 1 Samuel2 of 28 · 7%
- 1 Kings2 of 28 · 7%
Joshua carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Joshua14 occurrences
- Joshua 10:10בֵית־veit-proper noun (a name)And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.here: Beth
- Joshua 10:10חוֹרֹ֔ןchoronproper noun (a name)And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.here: Horon
- Joshua 10:11בֵּית־beit-proper noun (a name)As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.here: Beth
- Joshua 10:11חוֹרֹן֙choronproper noun (a name)As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.here: Horon
- Joshua 16:3בֵּית־beit-proper noun (a name)Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.here: Beth
- Joshua 16:3חוֹרֹ֛ןchoronproper noun (a name)Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.here: Horon
- Joshua 16:5בֵּ֥יתbeitproper noun (a name)This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horonhere: Beth
- Joshua 16:5חוֹרֹ֖ןchoronproper noun (a name)This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horonhere: Horon
- Joshua 18:13לְבֵית־leveit-preposition + proper noun (a name)From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.here: of Beth
- Joshua 18:13חֹר֖וֹןchoronproper noun (a name)From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.here: Horon
- Joshua 18:14בֵית־veit-proper noun (a name)On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.here: Beth
- Joshua 18:14חֹרוֹן֮choronproper noun (a name)On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.here: Horon
- Joshua 21:22בֵּ֥יתbeitproper noun (a name)Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.here: Beth
- Joshua 21:22חוֹרֹ֖ןchoronproper noun (a name)Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.here: Horon
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 13:18בֵּ֣יתbeitproper noun (a name)another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.here: Beth
- 1 Samuel 13:18חֹר֑וֹןchoronproper noun (a name)another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.here: Horon
1 Kings2 occurrences
1 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 6:68בֵּ֥יתbeitproper noun (a name)Jokmeam, Beth-horon,here: Beth
- 1 Chronicles 6:68חוֹר֖וֹןchoronproper noun (a name)Jokmeam, Beth-horon,here: Horon
- 1 Chronicles 7:24בֵּית־beit-proper noun (a name)His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.here: Beth
- 1 Chronicles 7:24חוֹר֛וֹןchoronproper noun (a name)His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.here: Horon
2 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 8:5בֵּ֤יתbeitproper noun (a name)He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,here: Beth
- 2 Chronicles 8:5חוֹרוֹן֙choronproper noun (a name)He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,here: Horon
- 2 Chronicles 8:5בֵּ֥יתbeitproper noun (a name)He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,here: Beth
- 2 Chronicles 8:5חוֹר֖וֹןchoronproper noun (a name)He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,here: Horon
- 2 Chronicles 25:13בֵּ֣יתbeitproper noun (a name)Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.here: Beth
- 2 Chronicles 25:13חוֹר֑וֹןchoronproper noun (a name)Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.here: Horon