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בֵּית אָוֶן H1007
H1007 is the Hebrew word בֵּית אָוֶן, transliterated Bêyth ʼÂven and said bayth aw'-ven. The King James Version most often renders it bethaven.
What it means
Beth-Aven, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H205 (אָוֶן); house of vanity.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Beth-aven.
Verses using בֵּית אָוֶן
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 7:2 · KJV
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
1 Samuel 13:5 · KJV
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
1 Samuel 14:23 · KJV
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.
Hosea 4:15 · KJV
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Hosea 5:8 · KJV
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Hosea 10:5 · KJV
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1007 mean?
H1007 is the Hebrew word בֵּית אָוֶן (Bêyth ʼÂven), meaning Beth-Aven, a place in Palestine.
How is H1007 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bethaven (6 times).
How many times does H1007 appear in the Bible?
בֵּית אָוֶן (Bêyth ʼÂven) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1007 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H205 (אָוֶן); house of vanity.
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