H1203: בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה
Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh · pronounced beh-esh-ter-aw' · “Beeshterah”
Definition
Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan
KJV translates it as: Beeshterah.
Word origin: from H6251 (עַשְׁתְּרָה) (as singular of H6252 (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת)) with a prepositional prefix; with Ashtoreth;
Extended definition
Beeshterah = "with increase"
a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth'
Another name of ash.ta.rot (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת "Ashtaroth" H6252H)
a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth'
Another name of ash.ta.rot (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת "Ashtaroth" H6252H)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1203 is translated
- beeshtarah ×1
Bible verses with H1203 (Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh)
Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh appears in 1 verse.
- Joshua 21:27
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.