Lexical Definition

‎בְּטֹנִים‎ Bᵉṭônîym (bet-o-neem') Betonim ^N:N--L
probably plural from ‎בֹּטֶן‎; hollows

Betonim.

• § Betonim = "pistachio nuts"
• Betonim, a place in Palestine

1) a city east of the Jordan in territory of Gad

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בְּטֹנִים‎ proper name, of a location city of Gad, east of Jordan Josh 13:26, modern Ba‰ne, west of Es-Sal‰ (see d. Velde^{Memoir 298}) = Βοτνία compare Lag^{Onom. 294, 2nd ed. 247}.

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Betonim • Town in Gad's territory

Betonim was a town allotted to the tribe of Gad in the region of Gilead.

• A location only mentioned at Jos.13.26;
• only referred to as Betonim בְּטֹנִים.
  

Betonim was a town located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It is mentioned in the Bible as part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Gad (Joshua 13:26). The town is listed alongside Ramath-mizpeh and Mahanaim, suggesting that it was situated in the northern part of Gad's territory. No other details are provided about Betonim's history, size, or significance. The name Betonim may be derived from the Hebrew word "beten," meaning "belly" or "valley," possibly indicating its location in a valley or lowland area.

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