בֵּית פַּצֵּץ
bet pats.tsets
Beth-pazzez
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Beth-pazzez: A Minor Territorial Place Name Beth-pazzez (בֵּית פַּצֵּץ) is a Hebrew place name that appears only twice in the biblical text. The term combines "beth" (house/dwelling place) with "pazzez," forming a compound toponym—a geographic designation rather than a common word with varied meanings. Its rarity in biblical records indicates it was a minor or localized settlement. Given its extremely limited attestation (only two occurrences), Beth-pazzez held minimal significance in biblical geography or narrative. The scarcity of references suggests it was either a small village, a site of limited historical importance, or a location relevant only to specific administrative or genealogical records. Without additional contextual information about which biblical passages contain these two occurrences, the precise nature of the place and its role in Israelite geography cannot be determined from the lexicon data alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text