Word Study · Strong's H1052 · Hebrew
בֵּית שְׁאָן
Beth Shean
bayth she-awn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Bêyth Shᵉʼân
“Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Beth-shean, Beth-Shan.
- 18occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- בֵּית־3
- בֵּ֣ית2
- שְׁאָ֣ן2
- שְׁאָן֙2
- בְּבֵית־1
- בֵּ֥ית1
- בֵּֽית־1
- מִבֵּ֤ית1
- שְׁאָ֡ן1
- שְׁאָ֤ן1
- שַׁ֗ן1
- שָׁ֑ן1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Beth7
- Shean5
- Shan4
- [are] in Beth1
- from 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)16
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 16
- HR/Npl · 2
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Joshua4 of 18 · 22%
- 1 Samuel4 of 18 · 22%
- 1 Kings4 of 18 · 22%
- Judges2 of 18 · 11%
- 2 Samuel2 of 18 · 11%
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Joshua4 occurrences
- Joshua 17:11בֵּית־beit-proper noun (a name)Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.here: Beth
- Joshua 17:11שְׁאָ֣ןsheanproper noun (a name)Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.here: Shean
- Joshua 17:16בְּבֵית־beveit-preposition + proper noun (a name)“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”here: [are] in Beth
- Joshua 17:16שְׁאָן֙sheanproper noun (a name)“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”here: Shean
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 1:27בֵּית־beit-proper noun (a name)At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.here: Beth
- Judges 1:27שְׁאָ֣ןsheanproper noun (a name)At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.here: Shean
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 31:10בֵּ֥יתbeitproper noun (a name)They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.here: Beth
- 1 Samuel 31:10שָֽׁן׃shanproper noun (a name)They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.here: Shan
- 1 Samuel 31:12בֵּ֣יתbeitproper noun (a name)all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.here: Beth
- 1 Samuel 31:12שָׁ֑ןshanproper noun (a name)all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.here: Shan
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 21:12בֵּֽית־beit-proper noun (a name)he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.here: Beth
- 2 Samuel 21:12שַׁ֗ןshanproper noun (a name)he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.here: Shan
1 Kings4 occurrences
- 1 Kings 4:12בֵּ֣יתbeitproper noun (a name)Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;here: Beth
- 1 Kings 4:12שְׁאָ֡ןsheanproper noun (a name)Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;here: Shean
- 1 Kings 4:12מִבֵּ֤יתmibeitpreposition + proper noun (a name)Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;here: from Beth
- 1 Kings 4:12שְׁאָן֙sheanproper noun (a name)Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;here: Shean
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 7:29בֵּית־beit-proper noun (a name)And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.here: Beth
- 1 Chronicles 7:29שְׁאָ֤ןsheanproper noun (a name)And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.here: Shan