Lexicon
בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים
bet-e.qed ha.ro.im
H7462A
N:N--L Hebrew

House of Shepherds

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bet-e.qed ha.ro.im designates a named stopping place described as Beth-eked of the Shepherds on the way to Samaria.

The sole attestation presents the term as a proper-name location where the traveler is said to be on the way to Samaria.

Senses in use

  1. Named location on the way to Samaria · dominant

    In 2 Kings 10:12, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the travel notice before Samaria; the APB renders the location as “Beth-eked of the Shepherds on the way.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 10:12, the APB presents the term as “Beth-eked of the Shepherds” in a travel statement. Its exact correspondence to each element of the form cannot be isolated.

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