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ΒΑΙΘʼΣΟΥΡΑΝʼ, βαιθʼσουρανʼ
BAITHʼSOURANʼ, baithʼsouranʼ
Sounds Like: BAITH-soo-RAN
Translations: Beth-Zur
From the root: ΒΑΙΘΣΟΥΡΑΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, a compound word referring to a specific place. It is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew place name 'Beth-Zur', meaning 'House of Rock' or 'House of Tyre'. It was an ancient fortified city in Judea, mentioned in the Old Testament and in historical texts like the books of Maccabees. The apostrophes in the provided word form (ΒΑΙΘʼΣΟΥΡΑΝʼ) are likely scribal conventions or textual variations, possibly indicating an abbreviation or a specific pronunciation, but the core meaning remains the place name Beth-Zur. It functions as a singular, indeclinable proper noun.
Inflection: Singular, Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0000 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 14:33
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΙΘΣΟΥΡΑΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΑΙΘΣΟΥΡΑΝ — Beth-Zur, Bethsuran
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