בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת
𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤕
Bêyth ʻAzmâveth
H1041 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A geographical name meaning 'house of Azmaveth', referring to a specific settlement or location associated with a person named Azmaveth. In biblical texts, it functions as a place name, denoting a village or habitation, especially in lists of towns or descendants.
Semantic Range
dwelling/place named after Azmaveth, village/town of Azmaveth, settlement of returnees from exile
Root / Etymology
Compound of בַּיִת (bayit, 'house, household, dwelling') and עַזְמָוֶת (Azmaveth, a personal name). The personal name עַזְמָוֶת possibly means 'strong is death' or 'my strength is death,' from the root עז ('strength') and מות ('death'), though the exact formation of the name is debated.
Historical & Contextual Notes
בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת appears as a place name in the post-exilic period, specifically among the lists of Judahite returnees (e.g., Ezra 2:24, Nehemiah 7:28, Nehemiah 12:29), indicating it was a community recognized among those resettling the land after the Babylonian exile. The identification with English 'Bethazmaveth' reflects transliteration tradition but obscures the Hebrew structure ('house of Azmaveth'). The presence of 'בֵּית' in such names is characteristic of settlement designations in later Israelite and Judahite onomastics, signifying association (ownership, founding, or habitation) by an individual or family, in this case, Azmaveth. This site is distinct from the personal name עַזְמָוֶת. Later English Bibles sometimes use 'Bethazmaveth' as a proper noun without clarification of its meaning. Its exact historical location is uncertain, but traditions place it near Anathoth, north of Jerusalem. There are no literary or cultic connotations to the name in the biblical sources.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from בַּיִת and עַזְמָוֶת; house of Azmaveth, a place in Palestine; Bethaz-maveth. Compare עַזְמָוֶת.
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עזמת (ʿ-z-m-w-t) — strength, might, death
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1041-01 |
עַזְמָ֖וֶת | azemavet | HNp |
Azmaveth | Strong-Death settlement | 1 |
H1041-02 |
בֵית | veyt | HNp |
Beth- | house of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1041-02 |
Nehemiah 7:28 | בֵית | veyt | HNp |
Beth- | house of |
H1041-01 |
Nehemiah 7:28 | עַזְמָ֖וֶת | azemavet | HNp |
Azmaveth | Strong-Death settlement |