Beeshterah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה

בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה

Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh · pronounced beh-esh-ter-aw' · Strong's H1203 · a place

Beeshterah means with Ashtoreth.

Built from

עַשְׁתְּרָה ʻashtᵉrâh (from, H6251) — increase open in the lexicon ›

עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ʻAshtârôwth (as singular of, H6252) — Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6251 (as singular of H6252) with a prepositional prefix; with Ashtoreth; Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Josh 21:27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities. (KJV)

Every verse that names Beeshterah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 21:27

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