Lower (Beth Horon)
tach.ton describes what is lower in a building, enclosure, gate, pool, or the name Lower Beth-horon.
The term most often marks a lower element within a described structure or measured setting, including a story, pavement, gate, chambers, enclosure, and pool. It also distinguishes Beth-horon as Lower Beth-horon in building and boundary notices.
Senses in use
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Lower part of a structure or setting · dominant
The feminine singular form identifies the lowest story in 1 Kings 6:6, where the APB renders a sequence of lower, middle, and third stories. In Ezekiel 40:18, Ezekiel 40:19, Ezekiel 43:14, and Isaiah 22:9, it marks a pavement, gate, enclosure, or pool as lower; Ezekiel 42:5 shows the feminine plural form for lower chambers.
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Distinguishing Lower Beth-horon · common
The masculine singular form accompanies Beth-horon in place and boundary contexts. In Joshua 16:3 the APB renders the border as reaching “Beth-horon the Lower,” while 2 Chronicles 8:5 contrasts Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the term with “lower” in architectural and measured descriptions, such as “the lower story,” “the lower pavement,” and “the lower pool.” In the Beth-horon notices it renders the designation as “Lower Beth-horon”; these renderings reflect whole-verse translation rather than word-by-word alignment.