Strong's #1032: Beyth Chowrown (pronounced bayth kho-rone')

from 1004 and 2356; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine:--Beth- horon.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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bêyth chôrôn

Beth-horon = "house of hollowness"

1) two towns in Ephraim

1a) Upper Beth-horon - town on the mountains of Ephraim

1b) Lower Beth-horon - town located 800 feet (245 meters) lower than Upper Beth-horon

Part of Speech: noun proper locative

Relation: from H1004 and H2356

Usage:

This word is used 14 times:

 

Joshua 10:10: "and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto"
Joshua 10:11: "from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great"
Joshua 16:3: "of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer:"
Joshua 16:5: "side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;"
Joshua 18:13: "the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon."
Joshua 18:14: "the hill that lieth before Beth-horon and the goings out thereof were"
Joshua 21:22: "And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities."
1 Samuel 13:18: "company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way"
1 Kings 9:17: "built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,"
1 Chronicles 6:68: "And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,"
1 Chronicles 7:24: "was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)"
2 Chronicles 8:5: "Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities,"
2 Chronicles 8:5: "Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls,"
2 Chronicles 25:13: "the cities of Judah, even unto Beth-horon, and smote three"