Hebrew Word Study

The meaning of אֵל בֵּית־אֵל

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

Definition

El-beth-el. - § El Bethel = "The God of the House of God" - El-Bethel, the title given to a consecrated spot by Jacob 1)...

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אֵל בֵּית־אֵל

Phoneticale bayth-ale'
TransliterationʼÊl Bêyth-ʼÊl
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

El-beth-el. - § El Bethel = "The God of the House of God" - El-Bethel, the title given to a consecrated spot by Jacob 1) the place where God revealed Himself to Jacob

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

1 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 35:7

And he built there an altar, and called the place El–beth–el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Word: אֵל בֵּית־אֵל (ʼÊl Bêyth-ʼÊl)

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Genesis
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