HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1026
בֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָה
bet ha.a.ra.vah — Beth-arabah
§ Beth-arabah = "house of the desert valley" or "place of the depression" a place in Judah or in Benjamin
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Beth-arabah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6164
עַרְבָתִי
ar.va.ti — Arbathite
Group of bet ha.a.ra.vah (בֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָה "Beth-arabah" H1026) § Arbathite, of Betharabah "desert house" an inhabitant of Beth-arabah
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House of the desert, one of the six cities of Judah, situated in the sunk valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea (Josh. 18:22). In Josh. 15:61 it is said to have been “in the wilderness.” It was afterwards included in the towns of Benjamin. It is called Arabah (Josh. 18:18).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.