HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1042
בֵּית־עֲנוֹת
bet a.not — Beth-anoth
§ Beth-anoth = "house of responses (or afflictions)" a place in Judah
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Beth-anoth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
House of answers, a city in the mountainous district of Judah (Josh. 15:59). It has been identified with the modern Beit-‘Anun, about 3 miles northeast of Hebron.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.