Lexical Definition

‎בֶּטַח‎ Beṭach (beh'takh) Betah ^N:N--L
the same as ‎בֶּטַח‎

Betah.

• § Betah = "security"
• Betach, a place in Syria

1) the capital of Zobah during the reign of Hadadezer

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II. ‎בֶּ֫טַח‎ proper name, of a location city of Hadadezer king of Zobah 2Sam 8:8 (but read rather ‎טִבְחַת‎ so 1Chr 18:8 ᵐ5 Sm Μασβακ, ᵐ5^L Ματεβακ; ᵐ5 Chronicles Μεταβηχας, ᵐ5^L ταβααθ; compare also We Dr).

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Betah • City from which David took bronze after defeating Hadadezer.

Betah was a city from which David took a large amount of bronze after defeating Hadadezer, king of Zobah. (2 Samuel 8:8)

• A location near Berothah בֵּרוֹתָה only mentioned at 2Sa.8.8;
• only referred to as Betah בֶּטַח.
  

Betah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 2 Samuel 8:8, as one of the cities from which King David took a large amount of bronze after defeating Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. Zobah was a kingdom located north of Israel, and David's victory over Hadadezer expanded Israel's influence in the region. The exact location of Betah is unknown, but it was likely a city within Hadadezer's kingdom. In the parallel account of David's victory in 1 Chronicles 18:8, the city is called Tibhath, which may be an alternative name for Betah or a scribal variation.

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