Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Beth-shean
Usage: § Beth-shean or Beth-Shan = "house of ease" a place in Manasseh, west of the Jordan
Strong's Number
H1052
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
6
Strong's H1052 Quick Answer
Strong's H1052 בֵּיתּ שְׁאָן בֵּיתּ שָׁן is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Beyth Sh'an (bayth she-awn') (or Beyth Shan {bayth shawn'}) n/l. 1. house of ease 2. Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Israel It has 8 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include bethshean, bethshan, and house. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Beyth Sh'an (bayth she-awn') (or Beyth Shan {bayth shawn'}) n/l. 1. house of ease 2. Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bethshean, bethshan, and house
Meaning and Definition
Beyth Sh'an (bayth she-awn') (or Beyth Shan {bayth shawn'}) n/l. 1. house of ease 2. Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Israel [from H1004 and H7599] KJV: Beth- shean, Beth-Shan. Root(s): H1004, H7599
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1052. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1052 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H1052, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1052 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1052 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1052 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean 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.
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 Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean 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.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1052.
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean 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.
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 Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean 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.
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
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 Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean 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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1052, grouped by book.
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1052 FAQ
What does beythshean (בֵּית שְׁאָן) mean?
Strong's H1052 is a Hebrew entry for H1052 בֵּיתּ שְׁאָן בֵּיתּ שָׁן. Beyth Sh'an (bayth she-awn') (or Beyth Shan {bayth shawn'}) n/l. 1. house of ease 2. Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Israel
How many times is beythshean (בֵּית שְׁאָן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H1052 across 6 books.
Where can I study beythshean (בֵּית שְׁאָן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1052 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate beythshean (בֵּית שְׁאָן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bethshean, bethshan, and house. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.