Beth-diblathaim — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם

בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם

Bêyth Diblâthayim · pronounced bayth dib-law-thah'-yim · Strong's H1015 · a place

Beth-diblathaim means house of (the) two figcakes.

Built from

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

דְּבֵלָה dᵉbêlâh (the dual of, H1690) — a cake of pressed figs open in the lexicon ›

from H1004 and the dual of H1690; house of (the) two figcakes; Beth-Diblathajim, a place East of the Jordan.

Jer 48:22 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth–diblathaim, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Jeremiah

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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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