בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה
bet hash.shit.tah
Beth-shittah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה" (bet hash.shit.tah) with Strong's number H1029 appears to be a proper name that refers to a specific person. The short definition provided is "Beth-shittah", which suggests this individual may have a notable connection to an object or a place related to something called "shittah" (unknown in this context). This proper name is mentioned only twice in the Bible, indicating its significance or importance is likely limited to those instances. Without further context, it's impossible to determine the full scope of its significance, but its repeated reference suggests it holds importance within the narrative. The use of a personal name with a geographic or object-related prefix may imply a story or connection related to that specific entity.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man’s sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
Judges 7:22They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man’s sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.