The meaning of “בֵּית עֵקֶד”

Understanding Bêyth ʻÊqed reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

בֵּית עֵקֶד

Phoneticbayth ay'-ked

TransliterationBêyth ʻÊqed

Grammar Code

N:N--L

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

shearing house. - § Beth-eged = "house of binding" i.e. "shearing house" - Beth-Eked, a place in Palestine 1) a place in the northern kingdom

Scripture References

1 total references

Reference	Text
2 Kings 10:14	“And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.”

Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

2 Kings

Book Distribution

2 Kings1

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