bet ar.bel is a proper place-name named in a battle-day comparison of violent destruction.

The attested use is a proper place-name in a comparison to violence against it on a day of battle in Hosea 10:14.

1. Place named in a battle-violence comparison · dominant

   In Hosea 10:14, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the comparison of ruined fortresses with violence against this place on the day of battle; the APB renders the clause "like the violence of Shalman against Beth-arbel on the day of battle."

   Hosea 10:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 10:14, the APB presents the name as "Beth-arbel" within a comparison to violent destruction.