בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (H1032) — Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּית חוֹרוֹן

𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤍

Choron

H1032 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בית, חור house, settlement; (of) Horon, hollow; (possibly) Horon (personal/deity name)

Definition

Beth-Horon; a place name referring to two closely situated settlements (Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon), derived from the composite of 'house' (בֵּית) and a personal or topographical name (חוֹרוֹן). The term designates a significant location on the ascent northwest of Jerusalem, frequently mentioned in narratives relating to military campaigns and territorial boundaries. The semantic range encompasses both the specific populated places known as Upper and Lower Beth-Horon and the broader area associated with these sites.

Semantic Range

village, settlement, strategic pass, designated area, house associated with Horon, Upper and Lower settlements

Root / Etymology

Compound of בֵּית (bayit/bêt, 'house') and חוֹרוֹן (Horon). בֵּית is consistently used in Hebrew place names to signify a house, settlement, or shrine, often followed by a personal, topographical, or divine name; חוֹרוֹן's exact origin is debated: it may refer to a person ('Horon'), a Canaanite deity, or a topographical feature (possibly 'hollow' or 'hole'), but the etymology remains uncertain. Thus, בֵּית־חוֹרוֹן can be interpreted as 'house (town/settlement) of Horon.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

בֵּית־חוֹרוֹן designates two distinct but adjacent settlements: Upper Beth-Horon (בֵּית־חוֹרוֹן עֶלְיוֹן) and Lower Beth-Horon (בֵּית־חוֹרוֹן תַּחְתּוֹן), marking a strategic pass between the Aijalon Valley and the central Benjamin hill country. The sites are important in the biblical narrative, frequently associated with battles and border descriptions (e.g., Joshua 10, 1 Samuel 13, 1 Kings 9). The origin of חוֹרוֹן is debated—some suggest a Canaanite deity is referenced (cf. Ugaritic ḥrn), while others propose a description of geographic hollows, but no consensus exists. In English translations, the rendering 'Beth-horon' is customary, but this transliteration does not convey the original connotations of personal, cultic, or topographical association that may have existed. This term refers to places within the territory allotted to the tribe of Ephraim (the descendants of Joseph) and is later under the control or influence of the northern Israelite kingdom. Post-exilic references continue to use the term for the same locations, but by that time the term primarily preserved its topographical and place-name function.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from בַּיִת and חוֹר; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine; Beth-horon.

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Root Family

בנה (b-n-h) — to build, construct, establish (family)

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1004	בַּיִת	in the houses
H1005	בַּיִת	the built-house
H1006	בַּיִת	the house
H1007	בֵּית אָוֶן	house-of
H1008	בֵּית־אֵל	in house of
H1009	בֵּית אַרְבֵּאל	house of
H1010	בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן	house-of
H1011	בֵּית בִּרְאִי	and in the house of
H1012	בֵּית בָּרָה	house of
H1013	בֵּית־גָּדֵר	house-of
H1014	בֵּית גָּמוּל	house of
H1015	בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם	house-of
H1016	בֵּית־דָּגוֹן	house-of
H1017	בֵּית הָאֱלִי	house of
H1018	בֵּית הָאֵצֶל	house of
H1020	בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת	house-of
H1021	בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם	house-of
H1022	בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי	house of
H1023	בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק	house-of
H1024	בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת	and house of
H1025	בֵּית הָעֵמֶק	house of
H1026	בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה	house-of
H1027	בֵּית הָרָם	house-of
H1028	בֵּית הָרָן	house of
H1029	בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה	house-of
H1030	בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי	house-of
H1031	בֵּית חׇגְלָה	house of
H1033	בֵּית כַּר	to the built-house of
H1034	בֵּית לְבָאוֹת	and house-of
H1035	בֵּית לֶחֶם	in the house of
H1036	בֵּית לְעַפְרָה	in the built-house of
H1038	בֵּית מַעֲכָה	house of
H1039	בֵּית נִמְרָה	house of
H1041	בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת	house of
H1042	בֵּית עֲנוֹת	and house of
H1043	בֵּית עֲנָת	and house-of
H1044	בֵּית עֵקֶד	house-of
H1046	בֵּית פֶּלֶט	and house of
H1047	בֵּית פְּעוֹר	house of
H1048	בֵּית פַּצֵּץ	and house-of
H1049	בֵּית צוּר	house of
H1050	בֵּית רְחוֹב	house-of
H1051	בֵּית רָפָא	house of
H1052	בֵּית שְׁאָן	in the built-house of
H1053	בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ	in the built-house of
H1054	בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ	and house of
H1121	בֵּן	sons
H1122	בֵּן	son
H1123	בֵּן	sons of
H1124	בְּנָא	the ones building
H1125	בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב	son
H1126	בֶּן־אוֹנִי	son
H1127	בֶּן־גֶּבֶר	son
H1128	בֶּן־דֶּקֶר	son
H1129	בָּנָה	he built
H1130	בֶּן־הֲדַד	son
H1131	בִּנּוּי	Built-Up One
H1132	בֶּן־זוֹחֵת	and son of
H1133	בֶּן־חוּר	son
H1134	בֶּן־חַיִל	to a son of
H1135	בֶּן־חָנָן	son
H1136	בֶּן־חֶסֶד	son
H1137	בָּנִי	Built-one
H1138	בֻּנִּי	Built One
H1139	בְּנֵי־בְּרַק	and sons of
H1140	בִּנְיָה	and the built-structure
H1141	בְּנָיָה	Yahweh has built
H1142	בְּנֵי יַעֲקָן	among sons of
H1145	בֶּן־יְמִינִי	son
H1146	בִּנְיָן	constructed structure
H1147	בִּנְיָן	the built structure
H1151	בֶּן־עַמִּי	son
H1323	בַּת	daughters
H1324	בַּת	daughter of
H1337	בַּת רַבִּים	daughter of
H1339	בַּת־שֶׁבַע	daughter of
H1340	בַּת־שׁוּעַ	to a daughter of
H205	אָוֶן	and building-stone
H2995	יַבְנְאֵל	and God-Builds
H2996	יַבְנֶה	Yabneh, Building-place
H2997	יִבְנְיָה	Yah Has Built
H2998	יִבְנִיָּה	Yah Builds
H358	אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן	house of
H3845	לִבְנִי	to my son
H4011	מִבְנֶה	like the built-structure of
H4012	מְבֻנַּי	Built-Up One
H4996	נֹא	his son
H5524	סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת	daughters of
H5854	עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב	house of
H62	אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה	house of
H68	אֶבֶן	your building-stones
H69	אֶבֶן	building-stone of
H72	אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר	building-stone of
H8401	תֶּבֶן	the straw residue
H8403	תַּבְנִית	in building-pattern of
H885	בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן	sons of
H935	בּוֹא	daughter of
H956	בּוּת	and daughter of
H995	בִּין	son of
H996	בֵּין	son

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1032-02`	חוֹרֹ֔ן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon	14
`H1032-01`	בֵּית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of	11
`H1032-04`	בֵית	veyt	`HNp`	house-of	house-of	2
`H1032-03`	לְ/בֵית	leveyt	`HR/Np`	of Beth	to the house of	1

Occurrences in Scripture

28 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1032-04`	Joshua 10:10	בֵית	veyt	`HNp`	of Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	Joshua 10:10	חוֹרֹ֔ן	choron	`HNp`	Horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	Joshua 10:11	בֵּית	beyt	`HNp`	of Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	Joshua 10:11	חוֹרֹן֙	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	Joshua 16:3	בֵּית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	Joshua 16:3	חוֹרֹ֛ן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	Joshua 16:5	בֵּ֥ית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	Joshua 16:5	חוֹרֹ֖ן	choron	`HNp`	Horon	Horon
`H1032-03`	Joshua 18:13	לְ/בֵית	leveyt	`HR/Np`	of Beth	to the house of
`H1032-02`	Joshua 18:13	חֹר֖וֹן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon
`H1032-04`	Joshua 18:14	בֵית	veyt	`HNp`	house-of	house-of
`H1032-02`	Joshua 18:14	חֹרוֹן֮	choron	`HNp`	Horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	Joshua 21:22	בֵּ֥ית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	Joshua 21:22	חוֹרֹ֖ן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	1 Samuel 13:18	בֵּ֣ית	beyt	`HNp`	of Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	1 Samuel 13:18	חֹר֑וֹן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	1 Kings 9:17	בֵּ֥ית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	1 Kings 9:17	חֹרֹ֖ן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	1 Chronicles 6:53	בֵּ֥ית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	1 Chronicles 6:53	חוֹר֖וֹן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	1 Chronicles 7:24	בֵּית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	1 Chronicles 7:24	חוֹר֛וֹן	choron	`HNp`	-horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	2 Chronicles 8:5	בֵּ֤ית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	2 Chronicles 8:5	חוֹרוֹן֙	choron	`HNp`	Horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	2 Chronicles 8:5	בֵּ֥ית	beyt-2	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	2 Chronicles 8:5	חוֹר֖וֹן	choron-2	`HNp`	Horon	Horon
`H1032-01`	2 Chronicles 25:13	בֵּ֣ית	beyt	`HNp`	Beth	house-of
`H1032-02`	2 Chronicles 25:13	חוֹר֑וֹן	choron	`HNp`	horon	Horon

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