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Beth-haccerem — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם

בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם

Bêyth hak-Kerem · pronounced bayth hak-keh'-rem · Strong's H1021 · a place

Beth-haccerem means house of the vineyard.

Built from

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

כֶּרֶם kerem (and, H3754) — a garden or vineyard open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1004 and H3754 with the article interposed; house of the vineyard; Beth-hak-Kerem, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Neh 3:14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth–haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (KJV)

Every verse that names Beth-haccerem

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Nehemiah, Jeremiah

Neh 3:14Jer 6:1

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