Strong's Lexicon
Beth-tsur: Beth-zur
Original Word:בֵּית צוּר
Part of Speech:Noun
Transliteration:Beyth Tsuwr
Pronunciation:bayth-tsoor
Phonetic Spelling:(bayth tsoor')
Definition:Beth-zur
Meaning:Beth-Tsur
Word Origin:Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith) meaning "house" and צוּר (tsur) meaning "rock" or "fortress."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beth-zur in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to a Hebrew location.
Usage:Beth-zur means "house of the rock" or "house of the fortress." It is a town in the hill country of Judah, mentioned in the Bible as a fortified city.
Cultural and Historical Background:Beth-zur was an important strategic location in ancient Judah, situated on a hill that provided a natural defense. It played a significant role during the Maccabean Revolt as a stronghold against the Seleucid Empire. The town's fortifications and its position on the road from Jerusalem to Hebron made it a key military site.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
bayith and
tsurDefinition"house of a rock," a place in Judah
NASB TranslationBeth-zur (3), Bethzur (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(
house of rock)
Joshua 15:58; 2Chronicles 11:7;
Nehemiah 3:16; as proper name, masculine
1 Chronicles 2:45; — modern
Beit ‚ûr, approximately 12 miles south from Jerusalem Rob
BR iii. 276 f. Survey
iii. 311 Bd
Pal 138 (
Burj ‚ûr).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Beth-zur
Frombayith andtsuwr; house of (the) rock; Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine -- Beth-zur.
see HEBREWbayith
see HEBREWtsuwr
Forms and Transliterations
צ֑וּר צ֖וּר צ֥וּר צֽוּר׃ צור צור׃ ṣūr tzur
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