Lexical Definition

‎בֵּית לְבָאוֹת‎ Bêyth Lᵉbâʼôwth (bayth leb-aw-oth') Beth-lebaoth ^N:N--L
from ‎בַּיִת‎ and the plural of ‎לָבִיא‎; house of lionesses

Beth-lebaoth. Compare ‎לְבָאוֹת‎.

• § Beth-lebaoth = "house of lionesses"
• Beth-Lebaoth, a place in Palestine

1) a place in Simeon

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בֵּית לְבָאוֺת‎ proper name, of a location in Simeon (place of lionesses ?) Josh 19:6 = ‎בִּרְאִי‎ ‎׳‎‎בּ‎ (perhaps textual error) 1Chr 4:31 = ‎לְבָאוֺת‎ (in Judah) Josh 15:32.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Beth-lebaoth • Town in Simeon, also called Lebaoth.

Beth-lebaoth was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon, also known as Lebaoth. (Joshua 19:6)

• A location near Madmannah מַדְמַנָּה only mentioned at Jos.19.6;
• only referred to as Beth-lebaoth בֵּית לְבָאוֹת.
  

Beth-lebaoth is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:6, as part of the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Simeon within the territory of Judah. The name Beth-lebaoth means "house of lionesses" or "house of lions" in Hebrew.

In the parallel list of Simeon's towns in 1 Chronicles 4:31, the name Lebaoth appears instead of Beth-lebaoth. This suggests that the two names refer to the same place, with Beth-lebaoth being a more descriptive or formal name.

The exact location of Beth-lebaoth is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the Negev region, the southern part of Judah's territory. The towns allotted to Simeon were generally in the southern and western parts of Judah, as the tribe's inheritance was within the larger territory of Judah (Joshua 19:1, 9).

No other details about Beth-lebaoth are provided in the Bible, and the town is not mentioned in any other historical or archaeological context. The name "house of lionesses" or "house of lions" may refer to the presence of these animals in the area or to a local feature that resembled a lion.

All entries for Beth-lebaoth: בֵּית לְבָאוֹת