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Strong's Number H1053

בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ
Beyth Shemesh · bayth sheh'-mesh
Transliteration:
Beyth Shemesh{bayth sheh'-mesh}
Word Origin:
from 1004 and 8121
Part of Speech:
proper name location
Strong's Definition:
Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine
Usage in the KJV:
Bethshemesh 21

Total: 21
Occurs 42 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
Beth-shemesh = "house of the sun" or "sun-temple"
  1. a town in southwest Judah
  2. a town in Naphtali
  3. a town in Issachar
  4. a town in Egypt
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament