H1042 H1042
and Beth-anoth, a hill-country town in Judah
Joshua 15:59 includes Beth-anoth in Judah's hill-country allotment, a name possibly meaning 'house of Anath' (the Canaanite goddess), suggesting earlier cultic associations. Modern Beit 'Anun, a few hours southwest of Jerusalem, preserves the name. The Septuagint variant 'Betharoth' and the similarity to Bittir have caused identification debates, but the traditional site at Beit 'Anun fits the geographical context of Judah's highland settlements.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Joshua 15:59's 'Beth-anoth' (וּבֵית עֲנוֹת) appears in the hill-country list, possibly meaning 'house of Anath' after the goddess. Spanish 'Bet-Anot,' English 'Beth-anoth' preserve the name. If the Anath etymology is correct, this would be another instance where Israelite settlement overlaid Canaanite cultic sites, though the name was retained. Modern Beit 'Anun southwest of Jerusalem continues the ancient toponym across millennia. 1×
AR["وَ-بَيْتُ-عَنوتَ"]·ben["এবং-বৈৎ-আনোৎ"]·DE["und-Beth-Anoth"]·EN["and-Beth-Anoth"]·FR["et-Beth-Anoth"]·heb["ו-בית-ענות"]·HI["और-बैत-अनोत"]·ID["dan-Bet-Anot"]·IT["e-Beth-Anoth"]·jav["lan-Bèt-Anot"]·KO["그리고-벧-아놋"]·PT["e-Beit-Anot"]·RU["и-Бет-Анот"]·ES["y-Bet-Anot"]·SW["na-Bethi-Anothi"]·TR["ve-Beyt-Anot"]·urd["اور-بیت-عنوت"]
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
† בֵּית־עֲנוֹת n.pr.loc. in Judah (perhaps = temple of ʿAnât BaeRel. 53 HalJAs 7, xiii. 1879, p. 208, cf. foll.) Jos 15:59;—mod. Beit ʿAnûn RobBR iii. 280 f. GuérinJudée iii. 151 f. Surveyiii. 351. But 𝔊L Βηθαρωθ, cf. mod. Bittîr, c. 2 1/2 hours SW. from Jerus. BdPal. 171.