ΒΑΙΘΣΟΥΡΑ, βαιθσουρα
BAITHSOURA, baithsoura
Sounds Like: bahee-thsoo-RAH
Translations: Beth-zur
From the root: ΒΑΙΘΣΟΥΡΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Beth-zur is a proper noun referring to an ancient fortified city in Judea, located in the hill country. It is mentioned in the Old Testament and historical texts as a strategic stronghold. The name is a compound word, meaning 'house of rock' or 'house of a strong place'.
Inflection: Singular, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0967 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 6:26
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 2:42
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Chronicles — 11:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΙΘΣΟΥΡΑ.
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.
- ΒΑΙΘΣΟΥΡΟΙΣ — Beth-zur, to Beth-zur, at Beth-zur
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