ΒΕΘΣΟΥΡΟΙΣ, βεθσουροις
BETHSOUROIS, bethsourois
Sounds Like: beth-SOO-roys
Translations: to Beth-zur, in Beth-zur
From the root: ΒΕΘΣΟΥΡ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: ΒΕΘΣΟΥΡΟΙΣ refers to Beth-zur, an ancient fortified city in Judea, located north of Hebron. It was strategically important due to its position on the main road from Jerusalem to Hebron and Egypt. The word is a compound of Hebrew origin, meaning 'house of rock' or 'house of a strong place'. In the provided context, it indicates a location where events took place.
Inflection: Dative, Plural
Strong’s number: G0964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 4:29
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 7:313
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΕΘΣΟΥΡ.
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.
- ΒΕΘΣΟΥΡ — Beth-zur, Bethsur
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