H1336 H1336
Bether - place name possibly meaning 'division/cleft,' referring to cleft mountains or separation
This enigmatic term appears in Song of Songs' poetic landscape, meaning either 'cleft mountains,' 'mountains of separation,' or possibly referring to malobathron (an aromatic plant). The root suggests cutting or dividing, which fits with mountainous terrain characterized by deep ravines and separated peaks. Some interpreters see it as a proper name (Bether), while others read it descriptively. The ambiguity has generated diverse scholarly opinions, reflected in ancient versions and modern translations.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — In Song of Songs 2:17, the beloved urges her lover to flee 'to the mountains of Bether' until evening shadows fall. The phrase creates romantic, distant imagery—perhaps mountains that separate the lovers, or cleft peaks suggesting hidden valleys. Most translations preserve 'Bether' as a place name (Spanish Beter, English Bether), treating it as geographic, though the exact referent remains poetically elusive. 1×
AR["بَتِر"]·ben["-বেথের।"]·DE["[בתר]"]·EN["Bether"]·FR["de-Béther."]·heb["בתר"]·HI["बेतेर-के"]·ID["Beter"]·IT["Bether"]·jav["Bétér"]·KO["베델-의"]·PT["Beter"]·RU["Бетер."]·ES["Beter"]·SW["ya-Betheri"]·TR["Beter'in"]·urd["بتر-کے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [בֶ֫תֶר] n.m. Gn 15:10 part, piece. 1. בִּתְרוֹ Gn 15:10; pl. sf. בְּתָרָיו Je 34:18, בִּתְרֵי הָעֵגֶל Je 34:19; always of halves of animals cut in two in making covenants. 2. הָרֵי בָּ֑תֶר Ct 2:17 mountains of cutting, i.e. cleft mountains 𝔊 Thes al.; or of separation (between us) Ew al.; according to We Prol. 415, Eng. Tr. 391 ב׳ = malobathron.—Bether as n.pr. AV RV.