Beth-shean
bet she.an is a proper place-name used for a settlement, its surrounding settlements, and locations connected with Saul's death.
The term is consistently a proper place-name. Most occurrences place it within lists of settlements, territorial descriptions, or administration; a smaller cluster identifies the wall or open square connected with the treatment and later recovery of Saul's and Jonathan's remains.
Senses in use
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Settlement in territorial and regional descriptions · dominant
The form is tagged Noun · Proper in each verse. In Joshua 17:11 the APB renders Beth-shean among places belonging to Manasseh, with its daughters; Joshua 17:16 places a valley in Beth-shean and its daughters, while Judges 1:27 names it among places Manasseh did not dispossess. In 1 Kings 4:12 it marks a territory extending from Beth-shean, and 1 Chronicles 7:29 names it with its daughters as a dwelling area for the sons of Joseph.
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Location associated with Saul's remains · common
The same Noun · Proper form identifies the location of a wall or open square in the accounts concerning Saul and Jonathan. In 1 Samuel 31:10 the APB renders Saul's body fastened to the wall of Beth-shean; 1 Samuel 31:12 and 2 Samuel 21:12 describe the removal of bodies or bones from that location.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Beth-shean,” including phrases such as “Beth-shean and its daughters” and “the wall of Beth-shean.” These renderings confirm the verse-level place reference rather than every detail of the Hebrew form.