H1048 H1048
and Beth-pazzez, a town in Issachar (house of dispersion)
Joshua 19:21 lists Beth-pazzez among Issachar's cities, a name meaning 'house of dispersion' or 'scattering.' The site remains unidentified, and this is the only biblical reference. The name's etymology suggests either a place where people scattered, or possibly a settlement pattern of dispersed dwellings rather than concentrated urban layout. Issachar's territory in the Jezreel valley and surrounding hills contained numerous small settlements.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Joshua 19:21's 'Beth-pazzez' (וּבֵית פַּצֵּץ) marks an Issacharian town, meaning 'house of dispersion.' Translations preserve the proper name (Spanish 'Bet-pases,' English 'Beth-pazzez'). The site is unknown and unreferenced elsewhere. The 'dispersion' element might describe scattered settlement, a place of refuge where people dispersed, or perhaps demographic fragmentation. Whatever the origin, the name entered Issachar's traditional town list without further narrative comment. 1×
AR["وَ-بَيْتُ-فَصِّيصَ"]·ben["এবং-বৈৎ-পৎসেস"]·DE["und-Beyth-Patsets"]·EN["and-Beyth-Patsets"]·FR["et-Beyth-Patsets"]·heb["ו-בית פצץ"]·HI["और-बैत-पस्सेस"]·ID["dan-Bet-Pazez"]·IT["e-Beyth-Patsets"]·jav["lan-Bèt-Pazèz"]·KO["그리고-벧-바쎄스"]·PT["e-Bet-Patsets"]·RU["и-Бейт-Паццец"]·ES["y-Bet-pases"]·SW["na-Bethi-Pasesi"]·TR["ve-Beyt-Patsets"]·urd["اور-بیت-فصیص"]
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 פַּצֵּץ n.pr.loc. in Issachar (place of dispersion) Jos 19:21; site unknown.