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בֵּית חוֹרוֹן H1032
H1032 is the Hebrew word בֵּית חוֹרוֹן, transliterated Bêyth Chôwrôwn and said bayth kho-rone'. The King James Version most often renders it bethhoron.
What it means
Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H2356 (חוֹר); house of hollowness.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Beth-horon.
Verses using בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 10:10 · KJV
And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
Joshua 10:11 · KJV
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Joshua 16:3 · KJV
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
Joshua 16:5 · KJV
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
Joshua 18:14 · KJV
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
Joshua 21:22 · KJV
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
1 Samuel 13:18 · KJV
And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
1 Kings 9:17 · KJV
And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
1 Chronicles 6:68 · KJV
And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 7:24 · KJV
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
2 Chronicles 8:5 · KJV
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
2 Chronicles 25:13 · KJV
But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1032 mean?
H1032 is the Hebrew word בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (Bêyth Chôwrôwn), meaning Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine.
How is H1032 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bethhoron (12 times), even unto bethhoron (1 time).
How many times does H1032 appear in the Bible?
בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (Bêyth Chôwrôwn) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1032 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H2356 (חוֹר); house of hollowness.
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