Beyth Eqed — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית עֵקֶד

בֵּית עֵקֶד

Bêyth ʻÊqed · pronounced bayth ay'-ked · Strong's H1044 · a place

Beyth Eqed means house of (the) binding (for sheep-shearing).

Built from

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

עָקַד ʻâqad (a derivative of, H6123) — to tie with thongs open in the lexicon ›

from H1004 and a derivative of H6123; house of (the) binding (for sheep-shearing); Beth-Eked, a place in Palestine.

2Kgs 10:12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Kings

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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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