HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1191
בַּעֲלָת
ba.a.lat — Baalath
§ Baalath = "mistress" a town in Dan
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Baalath
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1175
בְּעָלוֹת
be.a.lot — Bealoth
Baalath or Bealoth = "mistresses" a town in south Judah Another name of ba.a.lat be.er (בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר "Baalath-beer" H1192)
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בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר
ba.a.lat be.er — Baalath-beer
§ Baalath-beer = "mistress of the well" a town in the south part of Judah, given to Simeon, which also bore the name of 'Ramath-negeb'
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יְהֻד
ye.hud — Jehud
§ Jehud = "beauty" a town in Dan, located between Baalath and Bene-berak and 8 miles east of Joppa
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A town of the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:44). It was fortified by Solomon (1 Kings 9:18; 2 Chr. 8:6). Some have identified it with Bel’ain, in Wady Deir Balut.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.