Beth-haccherem
bet hak.ke.rem is a proper place-name, named as a signal point and as a district in biblical narrative.
The supplied verses use the term as a proper place-name: it is the location over which a signal is raised in Jeremiah 6:1 and the district governed by Malchijah in Nehemiah 3:14.
Senses in use
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Place-name in public and district settings · dominant
Both supplied forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In Jeremiah 6:1 the APB renders the clause “over Beth-haccherem raise a signal,” locating the signal in relation to this named place; in Nehemiah 3:14 it renders Malchijah as “ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Beth-haccherem” in both verses, first in a command to raise a signal and then in the designation of a district. The verse is read as a whole.