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Beth-shemite

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Native of Beth-shemesh, No. 1 (1 Sam. 6:14,18¹⁴And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord. (1 Samuel 6:14)
¹⁸And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite. (1 Samuel 6:18)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1030 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Beyth

Phonic:

hash-Shimshiy

Meaning:

patrial from 1053 with the article inserted; a Beth-shimshite, or inhabitant of Bethshemesh

KJV Usage:

Bethshemite

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

gentilic of Bethshemesh

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

shemesh, 1 Sam. 6:14. {One from Beth}