H1049 H1049
Beth-zur — a fortified town in the hill country of Judah, south of Jerusalem
A place name meaning 'house of rock,' identifying a fortified town in the Judean hill country about twelve miles south of Jerusalem. It appears in the tribal allotment of Judah (Josh 15:58), was fortified by Rehoboam as a defensive stronghold (2 Chr 11:7), and its district leader helped rebuild Jerusalem's walls under Nehemiah (Neh 3:16). In 1 Chronicles 2:45 the name appears as a personal name in a Calebite genealogy, likely reflecting the eponymous founder of the settlement. The modern site is Khirbet et-Tubeiqeh (Beit Sur).
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper noun for a fortified town in Judah's hill country, meaning 'house of rock.' Listed among Judah's cities (Josh 15:58), fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chr 11:7), and represented in Nehemiah's wall-rebuilding effort (Neh 3:16). In 1 Chronicles 2:45 it appears as a personal name in the Calebite lineage, likely the eponymous ancestor. Spanish 'Bet-Sur/Bet-Zur,' French 'Beth-Tzur,' and English 'Beth-zur' all render the same toponym, confirming a single geographic and genealogical referent. 4×
AR["بَيت-صور", "بَيتَ-صورَ", "بَيْتُ-صورَ", "بَيْتِ-صُورَ"]·ben["বেথ-সূরের", "বেৎসূর", "বৈৎ-সূর", "বৈৎ-সূরের"]·DE["Beth-Tzur", "[ביתצור]"]·EN["Beth-Tsur", "Beth-Tzur", "Beth-zur"]·FR["Beth-Tzur", "[ביתצור]"]·heb["בית-צור", "ביתצור"]·HI["बेत-सूर", "बैत-सूर", "बैत-सूर-के", "बैत-सूर-को"]·ID["Bet-Zur", "dan-Sokho"]·IT["Beth-Tzur", "[ביתצור]"]·jav["Bet-Zur", "Bèt-Sur", "Bèt-Zur"]·KO["베들-수르-의", "베들수르", "벧-술", "벳-수르"]·PT["Beit-Tsur"]·RU["Бейт-Цура", "Бет-Цур"]·ES["Bet-Sur", "Bet-Tsur", "Bet-Zur"]·SW["Beth-suri", "Bethi-Suri", "Bethi-suri"]·TR["Beyt-Sur'u", "Beyt-Tsur", "Beyt-Tsur'un"]·urd["بیت-صور"]
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־צוּר n.pr.loc. in Judah (house of rock) Jos 15:58; 2 Ch 11:7 Ne 3:16; as n.pr.m. 1 Ch 2:45;—mod. Beit Ṣûr, c. 12 m. S. from Jerusalem RobBR iii. 276 f. Surveyiii. 311 BdPal. 138.