Lexicon
בֵּית פְּעוֹר
bet pe.or
H1047
N:N--L Hebrew

Beth-peor

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Hebrew
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bet pe.or is a proper place name used for a site opposite a valley and for a listed locality.

The term is used as a proper place name: three verses locate a valley opposite it, while Joshua 13:20 includes it in a list of localities.

Senses in use

  1. Place name in geographic description · dominant

    The noun is marked Proper in each occurrence. In Deuteronomy 3:29 and Deuteronomy 4:46, the APB renders a valley as being “opposite Beth-peor”; Deuteronomy 34:6 likewise places a burial in a valley opposite it, and Joshua 13:20 lists it with other localities.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Beth-peor” in Deuteronomy 34:6, Deuteronomy 3:29, and Deuteronomy 4:46, and as “Beth Peor” in Joshua 13:20. These are translation presentations rather than definitions.

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