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Beth Shean <a href="../hebrew/1053.htm" title="1053">►</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">Beth Shean: Beth Shean</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בֵּית שְׁאָן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Beyth Sh'an<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bayth she-awn'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bayth she-awn')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Beth Shean<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Beth-Shean, Beth-Shan<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and שָׁאָן (sha'an, meaning "quiet" or "rest")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beth Shean in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Beth Shean means "house of quiet" or "house of rest." It is a city mentioned in the Old Testament, known for its strategic location and historical significance. It was a Canaanite city that later became part of the territory of Manasseh, although it was within the boundaries of Issachar.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Beth Shean was a significant city in ancient Israel due to its location at the crossroads of the Jordan Valley and the Jezreel Valley. It was a major center of Egyptian rule during the Late Bronze Age and later became a prominent city in the Israelite kingdom. The city was known for its impressive architecture and was a hub of trade and military activity. During the Hellenistic and Roman periods, it was known as Scythopolis and became one of the cities of the Decapolis.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> and <a href="/hebrew/7599.htm">shaan</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"place of quiet," a place in Manasseh, W. of the Jordan<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Beth-shan (3), Beth-shean (6).<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">בֵּית שְׁאָן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Manasseh, west of Jordan</b></font> (<em>place of quiet</em>) <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-12.htm">1 Kings 4:12</a> (twice in verse); <font class="hebrew2">בֵּיתשְֿׁאָן</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11,16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">1 Chronicles 7:29</a>; = <font class="hebrew2">בֵּית שָׁ֑ן</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10,12</a>; <font class="hebrew2">בֵּיתשַֿׁן</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12</a>; — modern <em>Beisân</em> (Scythopolis), Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">בֵּישָׁן</font> Rob<sup>BR iii. 329</sup> Bd<sup>Pal 224</sup> Survey<sup>i. 101 f</sup>. <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>Beth- shean, Beth-Shan <p>Or Beyth Shan {bayth shawn'}; from <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> and <a href="/hebrew/7599.htm">sha'an</a>; house of ease; Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine -- Beth- shean, Beth-Shan. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7599.htm">sha'an</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שְׁאָ֡ן שְׁאָ֣ן שְׁאָ֤ן שְׁאָן֙ שַׁ֗ן שָֽׁן׃ שָׁ֑ן שאן שן שן׃ šan šān šə’ān šə·’ān Shan sheAn<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/17-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 17:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְאָשֵׁ֗ר בֵּית־ <b> שְׁאָ֣ן </b> וּ֠בְנוֹתֶיהָ וְיִבְלְעָ֨ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> had <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> and its towns<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and in Asher <span class="itali">Bethshean</span> and her towns,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Issachar Asher <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> towns and Ibleam<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/17-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 17:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵית־ <b> שְׁאָן֙ </b> וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> both those who <span class="itali">are in Beth-shean</span> and its towns<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of iron, <span class="itali">[both they] who [are] of Bethshean</span> and her towns,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the valley who <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> towns who<p><b><a href="/text/judges/1-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 1:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ בֵּית־ <b> שְׁאָ֣ן </b> וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> did not take possession <span class="itali">of Beth-shean</span> and its villages,<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> drive out <span class="itali">[the inhabitants of] Bethshean</span> and her towns,<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/1-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> take Manasseh <span class="itali">of Beth-shean</span> villages Taanach<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/31-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 31:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּחוֹמַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית <b> שָֽׁן׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his body to the wall <span class="itali">of Beth-shan.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his body to the wall <span class="itali">of Bethshan.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/31-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fastened to the wall <span class="itali">of Beth-shan</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/31-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 31:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵחוֹמַ֖ת בֵּ֣ית <b> שָׁ֑ן </b> וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ יָבֵ֔שָׁה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the wall <span class="itali">of Beth-shan,</span> and they came<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from the wall <span class="itali">of Bethshan,</span> and came<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/31-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of his sons the wall <span class="itali">of Beth-shan</span> came to Jabesh<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 21:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵרְחֹ֣ב בֵּֽית־ <b> שַׁ֗ן </b> אֲשֶׁ֨ר [תְּלוּם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them from the open square <span class="itali">of Beth-shan,</span> where<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them from the street <span class="itali">of Bethshan,</span> where the Philistines<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> had stolen the open <span class="itali">of Beth-shan</span> who hang <p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 4:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכָל־ בֵּ֣ית <b> שְׁאָ֡ן </b> אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵ֨צֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and all <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Megiddo, <span class="itali">and all Bethshean,</span> which [is] by<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Megiddo and all <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> which is beside<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 4:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִבֵּ֤ית <b> שְׁאָן֙ </b> עַ֚ד אָבֵ֣ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jezreel, <span class="itali">from Beth-shean</span> to Abel-meholah<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> beneath Jezreel, <span class="itali">from Bethshean</span> to Abelmeholah,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Thahash Jezreel <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> far to Abel-meholah<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/7-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 7:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה בֵּית־ <b> שְׁאָ֤ן </b> וּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ תַּעְנַ֣ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Manasseh, <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> with its towns,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Manasseh, <span class="itali">Bethshean</span> and her towns,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the sons of Manasseh <span class="itali">Beth-shean</span> towns Taanach<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1052.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1052.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1052<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shan_1052.htm">šān — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shean_1052.htm">šə·’ān — 6 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 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