H0991 H0991
Beten, a town in the territory of Asher
Joshua 19:25 lists Beten among the cities allotted to the tribe of Asher during the territorial distribution. The name possibly derives from 'belly' or 'depression,' suggesting a location in a valley or basin. Ancient versions transliterate it variously (Septuagint: Baithok, Betel), indicating uncertainty about pronunciation. The precise site remains unidentified in modern archaeology, though it was clearly within Asher's northwest coastal territory.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The place name 'Beten' (וּבֶטֶן) appears in Joshua's boundary list for Asher (19:25). Translations preserve it as a proper name: Spanish 'Betén,' English 'Veten,' German 'Veten.' The conjunction indicates it's part of a series of towns defining Asher's inheritance. BDB suggests it might mean 'depression' or 'basin,' possibly describing the topographical setting, though no certain identification with a modern site exists. 1×
AR["وَ-بَطَنُ"]·ben["এবং-বেটেন"]·DE["und-Veten"]·EN["and-Veten"]·FR["et-Veten"]·heb["ו-בטן"]·HI["और-बेतेन"]·ID["dan-Beten"]·IT["e-Veten"]·jav["lan-Bètèn"]·KO["그리고-베덴"]·PT["e-Beten"]·RU["и-Бетен"]·ES["y-Betén"]·SW["na-Beteni"]·TR["ve-Beten"]·urd["اور-بطن"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. בֶּ֫טֶן n.pr.loc. city in Asher Jos 19:25 (= depression, basin, valley? cf. Arabic بَطْنٌ, Lane220 col. 3) = Βατναί, called Βεθβετεν cf. LagOnom. 236, 2nd ed. 249; 𝔊 Βαιθοκ, 𝔊L Βετελ.