Lexical Definition

‎בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן‎ Bêyth Baʻal Mᵉʻôwn (bayth bah'-al me-own') Beth-meon ^N:N--L
from ‎בַּיִת‎ and ‎בַּעַל‎ and ‎מָעוֹן‎; house of Baal of (the) habitation of (apparently by transposition); or (shorter) בֵּית מְעוֹן Bêyth Mᵉʻôwn (bayth me-own'); house of habitation of (Baal)

Beth-baal-meon. Compare ‎בַּעַל מְעוֹן‎ and ‎בְּעֹן‎.

• § Beth-baal-meon = "house of Baal"
• Beth-Baal-Meon, a place in Palestine

1) a city in the territory of Reuben

Extended Information

name of: בַּעַל מְעוֹן

• Beth-meon = "house of Meon"
• Another name of ba.al me.on (‎ב‎ַּ֫‎ע‎ַ‎ל‎ ‎מ‎ְ‎עו‎ֹ‎ן‎ "Baal-meon" בַּעַל מְעוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בֵּית בַּ֫עַל מְעוֺן‎ proper name, of a location Josh 13:47, = ‎בַּעַל‎ ‎מְעוֺן‎ Num 32:38; Ezek 25:9; 1Chr 5:8 (MI ‎בעל מען‎ & ‎בת‎ ‎בעל מען‎) = ‎בֵּית מְעוֺן‎ Jer 48:23 = ‎בְּעֹן‎ Num 32:3 (read probably ‎מען‎; compare Dr^{Sm lxviii}); city assigned to Reuben Josh 13:17; Num 32:3; Num 32:38; 1Chr 5:8 possessed by Moab Jer 48:23; Ezek 25:9 — modern Ma±în Tristr^{Moab 303 f.} Schick^{ZPV ii. 1879, 5} Survey^{EP i. 176} Bd^{Pal 192}.

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