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בֵּית שְׁאָן H1052
H1052 is the Hebrew word בֵּית שְׁאָן, transliterated Bêyth Shᵉʼân and said bayth she-awn'. The King James Version most often renders it bethshean.
What it means
Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
or בֵּית שָׁן; from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H7599 (שָׁאַן); house of ease.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Beth-shean, Beth-Shan.
Verses using בֵּית שְׁאָן
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 17:11 · KJV
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
Joshua 17:16 · KJV
And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Judges 1:27 · KJV
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
1 Samuel 31:10 · KJV
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
1 Samuel 31:12 · KJV
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
2 Samuel 21:12 · KJV
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
1 Kings 4:12 · KJV
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
1 Chronicles 7:29 · KJV
And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1052 mean?
H1052 is the Hebrew word בֵּית שְׁאָן (Bêyth Shᵉʼân), meaning Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine.
How is H1052 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bethshean (5 times), bethshan (3 times), inhabitants of bethshean (1 time).
How many times does H1052 appear in the Bible?
בֵּית שְׁאָן (Bêyth Shᵉʼân) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1052 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or בֵּית שָׁן; from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H7599 (שָׁאַן); house of ease.
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