H1047 H1047
Beth-peor — a place east of the Jordan in Moab, associated with the worship site of Baal-peor
A place name meaning 'house of Peor,' designating a location in Moab east of the Jordan where Israel received final instructions from Moses. It is closely associated with the infamous Baal-peor incident, though Beth-peor itself appears in geographic rather than cultic contexts: Moses addressed Israel in the valley opposite Beth-peor (Deut 3:29; 4:46), was buried nearby (Deut 34:6), and the town was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Josh 13:20). The name evokes both the gravity of Israel's earlier apostasy and the solemnity of Moses' final words.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper noun for a location in Moab east of the Jordan, meaning 'house of Peor.' Moses delivered his final addresses to Israel in the valley facing Beth-peor (Deut 3:29; 4:46), was buried in a valley in that land (Deut 34:6), and the site was allotted to Reuben (Josh 13:20). Spanish 'Bet-Peor,' French 'Beth-Peor,' and German 'Beth-Peor' all transliterate uniformly, confirming a single geographic referent linked to the broader Peor tradition. 4×
AR["بَيْتِ-فَغُورَ", "وَ-بَيْتِ-فَعورَ"]·ben["এবং-বৈৎ-পিয়োর", "বেথ-পিয়োর", "বেৎ-পেয়োরের", "বৈৎ-পিয়োরের"]·DE["Beth-Peor", "und-Beth-Peor"]·EN["Beth-Peor", "and-Beth-Peor"]·FR["Beth-Peor", "et-Beth-Peor"]·heb["בית פעור", "ו-בית פעור"]·HI["और-बैत-पोर", "बैत-पओर", "बैत-पेओर-के"]·ID["Bet-Peor", "dan-Bet-Peor"]·IT["Beth-Peor", "e-Beth-Peor"]·jav["Bet-Peor", "Bèt-Péor", "lan-Bèt-Péor"]·KO["그리고-벧-브올", "벳-브올의", "벳브올"]·PT["Bete-Peor", "e-Beit-Peor"]·RU["Бейт-Пеора", "Бет-Пеора", "И-Бет-Пеор"]·ES["Bet-Peor", "y-Bet-Peor"]·SW["Beth-Peori", "na-Bethi-Peori"]·TR["Beyt-Peor", "Beyt-Peor'un", "ve-Beyt-Peor"]·urd["اور-بیت-فعور", "بیت-پعور", "بیت-پعور-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בֵּית פְּעוֹר n.pr.loc. (= בּ׳ בַּעַל פ׳, cf. sub בעל) E. of Jordan Dt 3:29, in land of Amorites 4:46 cf. Jos 13:20 (where assigned to Reuben); in land of Moab Dt 34:6. On site cf. Di Nu 23:28 LagOnom. 232. 2nd ed. 246 CondHeth & Moab 142 f. PEF1882, 85 f. TristrMoab 305.