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Beeshterah <a href="../hebrew/1204.htm" title="1204">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Beeshterah: Beeshterah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>B`eshtrah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>beh-esh-te-RAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(beh-esh-ter-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Beeshterah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Beeshterah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew prefix בְּ (be) meaning "in" or "with" and עֶשְׁתְּרָה (Eshterah), which is related to the name of a Canaanite goddess, Ashtoreth.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beeshterah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Beeshterah is a location mentioned in the Bible, specifically as a city given to the tribe of Manasseh. It is one of the cities of refuge and Levitical cities, indicating its importance in the religious and judicial system of ancient Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Beeshterah was located in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River. This area was known for its fertile land and was part of the territory conquered by the Israelites under Moses and Joshua. The name suggests a connection to the worship of Ashtoreth, a prominent Canaanite deity, which reflects the syncretistic religious practices that the Israelites often encountered and were warned against.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>perhaps from <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> and <a href="/hebrew/6252b.htm">Ashtoreth</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps "house of Ashtoreth," a Levitical city in Manasseh<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Be-eshterah (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> (? = <font class="hebrew2">בֵּית עשׁתרה</font> = <em>house of Ashtoreth</em>, compare below <font class="hebrew2">בית</font>) a Levitical city in Manasseh <a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-27.htm">Joshua 21:27</a>; = <font class="hebrew2">עַשְׁתָּרוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/6-56.htm">1 Chronicles 6:56</a> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Beeshterah <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6251.htm">ashtrah</a> (as singular of <a href="/hebrew/6252.htm">Ashtarowth</a>) with a prepositional prefix; with Ashtoreth; Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan -- Beeshterah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6251.htm">ashtrah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6252.htm">Ashtarowth</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה בעשתרה bə‘eštərāh bə·‘eš·tə·rāh beeshteRah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/21-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 21:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶֽת־ <b> בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה </b> וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lands, <span class="itali">and Be-eshterah</span> with its pasture lands;<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for the slayer; <span class="itali">and Beeshterah</span> with her suburbs;<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Bashan pasture <span class="itali">and Be-eshterah</span> lands cities<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1203.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1203.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1203<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/beeshterah_1203.htm">bə·‘eš·tə·rāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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