Beth-car — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית כַּר

בֵּית כַּר

Bêyth Kar · pronounced bayth kar · Strong's H1033 · a place

Beth-car means house of pasture.

Built from

בַּיִת bayith (from, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) open in the lexicon ›

כַּר kar (and, H3733) — a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting) open in the lexicon ›

from H1004 and H3733; house of pasture; Beth-Car, a place in Palestine.

1Sam 7:11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth–car. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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