Strong's Hebrew: 1008. בֵּית־אֵל (Betheel) -- Bethel
Strong's Lexicon
Betheel: Bethel
Original Word: בֵּית־אֵל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beyth-'El
Pronunciation: bayth-ale'
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth-ale')
Definition: Bethel
Meaning: Beth-El
Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and אֵל (El, meaning "God")
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bethel in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew geography and culture.
Usage: Bethel means "House of God." It is a significant location in the Bible, often associated with worship and divine encounters. It is first mentioned in Genesis as the place where Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven and names the place Bethel, acknowledging it as the house of God.
Cultural and Historical Background: Bethel is located in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Jerusalem. It was an important religious center in ancient Israel. The site was significant in the patriarchal narratives and later became a center of idolatrous worship during the divided monarchy. Bethel's religious significance is highlighted by its association with key biblical figures such as Abraham, Jacob, and the prophet Samuel.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bayith and el
Definition
"house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judah
NASB Translation
Bethel (71).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
ֵבּיתְאֵל71 proper name, of a location Bethel (so read, not בֵּיתאֵֿל as Joshua 7:2 + according to see d. H; compare Baer Genesis 12:8; house of God, or house of El) —
1 ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identification with Luz (former name) Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:6; Joshua 18:13; Judges 1:23; apparently distinguished from Luz Joshua 16:2 (yet compare Di); name connected with vision of Jacob when journeying to Paddan-Aram (JE) Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:7 (where אֵל ֵבּיתְאֵל, but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Ol strike out אֵל; Di maintains); compare Hosea 12:5; when journeying from P.-A. Hos 35:15 (P); name apparently given first to a stone (Genesis 28:18; 35:14) compare WeSkizzen iii. 70; הַר ֵבּיתְאֵל 1 Samuel 13:2; later important place of worship 1 Samuel 10:3 עָלָה אֶלֿ הָאֱלֹהִים בֵּיתְאֵל; abode of prophet 1 Kings 13:11; 2 Kings 2:3; Jeroboam set up one of the golden calves at Bethel 1 Kings 12:29f. compare also 1 Kings 13:1f; 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 23:15; Jeremiah 48:13 see further 2 Kings 17:28; 2 Kings 23:15 Th proposes on internal grounds, בֵּית אַל house of nothingness, or אָלָה ׳בּ house of execration; אָלָה ׳בּ also RenHist. iii. 185; in prophets Amos 3:14; Amos 4:4; Amos 5:5 (twice in verse); Amos 5:6; Amos 7:10,13; Hosea 10:15; note especially Amos 5:5 ביתאל יִהְיֶה לְאָ֑וֶן, & בֵּית אָוֶן (house of iniquity) as substitute for ביתאל Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8; Hosea 10:5 (עֶגְלוֺת בית און); — modern Beitîn RobBR i. 448 f. GuérinJudée iii. 14-27 compare BdPal 215 Surveyii. 305.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Beth-el
From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine -- Beth-el.
see HEBREW bayith
see HEBREW 'el
Forms and Transliterations
אֵ֑ל אֵ֔ל אֵ֖ל אֵ֗ל אֵ֛ל אֵ֤ל אֵֽל׃ אֵל֙ אֵל֮ אל אל׃ ’êl el
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Genesis 12:8
HEB: מִקֶּ֛דֶם לְבֵֽית־ אֵ֖ל וַיֵּ֣ט אָהֳלֹ֑ה
NAS: on the east of Bethel, and pitched
KJV: on the east of Bethel, and pitched
INT: to the mountain the east of Bethel and pitched his tent
Genesis 12:8
HEB: אָהֳלֹ֑ה בֵּֽית־ אֵ֤ל מִיָּם֙ וְהָעַ֣י
NAS: his tent, with Bethel on the west
KJV: his tent, [having] Bethel on the west,
INT: and pitched his tent Bethel the west and Ai
Genesis 13:3
HEB: וְעַד־ בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל עַד־ הַמָּק֗וֹם
NAS: as far as Bethel, to the place
KJV: from the south even to Bethel, unto the place
INT: the Negev far Bethel far to the place
Genesis 13:3
HEB: בֵּ֥ין בֵּֽית־ אֵ֖ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעָֽי׃
NAS: between Bethel and Ai,
KJV: at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
INT: the beginning between Bethel between and Ai
Genesis 28:19
HEB: הַה֖וּא בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל וְאוּלָ֛ם ל֥וּז
NAS: of that place Bethel; however,
KJV: of that place Bethel: but
INT: place he Bethel however had been Luz
Genesis 31:13
HEB: הָאֵל֙ בֵּֽית־ אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ
NAS: I am the God [of] Bethel, where
KJV: I [am] the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst
INT: I am the God Bethel you anointed
Genesis 35:1
HEB: עֲלֵ֥ה בֵֽית־ אֵ֖ל וְשֶׁב־ שָׁ֑ם
NAS: go up to Bethel and live
KJV: go up to Bethel, and dwell
INT: Arise go to Bethel and live there
Genesis 35:3
HEB: וְנַעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ שָּׁ֣ם
NAS: and go up to Bethel, and I will make
KJV: and go up to Bethel; and I will make
INT: arise and go to Bethel will make there
Genesis 35:6
HEB: הִ֖וא בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל ה֖וּא וְכָל־
NAS: to Luz (that is, Bethel), which
KJV: of Canaan, that [is], Bethel, he and all the people
INT: of Canaan he that Bethel he and all
Genesis 35:7
HEB: אֵ֖ל בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל כִּ֣י שָׁ֗ם
INT: the place God Beth-el because there
Genesis 35:8
HEB: מִתַּ֥חַת לְבֵֽית־ אֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן
NAS: below Bethel under
KJV: and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak:
INT: was buried under Bethel under the oak
Genesis 35:15
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים בֵּֽית־ אֵֽל׃
NAS: God had spoken with him, Bethel.
KJV: where God spake with him, Bethel.
INT: in it God Bethel
Genesis 35:16
HEB: וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית אֵ֔ל וַֽיְהִי־ ע֥וֹד
NAS: Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still
KJV: And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but
INT: journeyed Bethel there was still
Joshua 7:2
HEB: מִקֶּ֣דֶם לְבֵֽית־ אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙
NAS: east of Bethel, and said
KJV: on the east side of Bethel, and spake
INT: Beth-aven east of Bethel and said and to
Joshua 8:9
HEB: בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־ אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י
NAS: between Bethel and Ai,
KJV: and abode between Bethel and Ai,
INT: and remained between Bethel between and Ai
Joshua 8:12
HEB: בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־ אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י
NAS: between Bethel and Ai,
KJV: them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai,
INT: ambush between Bethel between and Ai
Joshua 8:17
HEB: בָּעַי֙ וּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־
NAS: in Ai or Bethel who
KJV: in Ai or Bethel, that went not out
INT: A man Ai Bethel who had not
Joshua 12:9
HEB: מִצַּ֥ד בֵּֽית־ אֵ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃
NAS: which is beside Bethel, one;
KJV: of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one;
INT: which which beside Bethel one
Joshua 12:16
HEB: מֶ֥לֶךְ בֵּֽית־ אֵ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃
NAS: one; the king of Bethel, one;
KJV: one; the king of Bethel, one;
INT: one the king of Bethel one
Joshua 16:1
HEB: בָּהָ֖ר בֵּֽית־ אֵֽל׃
NAS: through the hill country to Bethel.
KJV: from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
INT: Jericho the hill to Bethel
Joshua 16:2
HEB: וְיָצָ֥א מִבֵּֽית־ אֵ֖ל ל֑וּזָה וְעָבַ֛ר
NAS: It went from Bethel to Luz,
KJV: And goeth out from Bethel to Luz,
INT: went Bethel to Luz and continued
Joshua 18:13
HEB: הִ֖יא בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל וְיָרַ֤ד הַגְּבוּל֙
NAS: of Luz (that is, Bethel) southward;
KJV: of Luz, which [is] Bethel, southward;
INT: the south he which Bethel went and the border
Joshua 18:22
HEB: וּצְמָרַ֖יִם וּבֵֽית־ אֵֽל׃
NAS: and Zemaraim and Bethel,
KJV: and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
INT: and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel
Judges 1:22
HEB: הֵ֖ם בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽם׃
NAS: went up against Bethel, and the LORD
KJV: they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD
INT: again like Bethel and the LORD with
Judges 1:23
HEB: יוֹסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־ אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־ הָעִ֥יר
NAS: spied out Bethel (now the name
KJV: sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name
INT: the house of Joseph Bethel the name of the city