HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1017
בֵּית הָאֱלִי
bet ha.e.li — Bethelite
Bethelite = "house of God" an inhabitant of Bethel Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)
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Bethelite
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H48
אֲבִירָם
a.vi.ram — Abiram
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Dathan (H1885) and Nemuel (H5241) § Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father" 1) a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus 2) son of Hiel the Bethelite who worked to rebuild Jericho
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שְׂגוּב
se.guv — Segub
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.16.34; son of: Hiel (H2419); brother of: Abiram (H0048H) § Segub = "exalted" 1) the youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite who rebuilt Jericho 2) a Judaite, son of Hezron
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A designation of Hiel (q.v.), who rebuilt Jericho and experienced the curse pronounced long before (1 Kings 16:34).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.