בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁBêyth Shemesh

Meanings

Same root

• בַּיִתbayith · H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
• שֶׁמֶשׁshemesh · H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
• בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁיBêyth hash-Shimshîy · H1030a Beth-shimshite, or inhabitant of Bethshemesh

Where it appears

Appears 42 times in the Bible.

• Joshua 15:10 The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah.
• Joshua 19:22 The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.
• Joshua 19:38 Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages.
• Joshua 21:16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.
• Judges 1:33 Likewise, the tribe of Naphtali failed to drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. Instead, they moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land. Nevertheless, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were forced to work as slaves for the people of Naphtali.
• 1 Samuel 6:9 If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the Lord who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don’t, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance.”