beth Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
beth in Easton's Bible Dictionary
occurs frequently as the appellation for a house, or dwelling-place, in such compounds as the words immediately following:
beth in Smith's Bible Dictionary
the most general word for a house or habitation. It has the special meaning of a temple or house of worship Beth is more frequently employed in compound names of places than any other word.
beth in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("a fixed dwelling"); as in Genesis 33:17, "Jacob built him an house," marking his settlement after wanderings (compare 2 Samuel 7:2-6). Then "any dwelling", as "a tent". Then "a family". Also "a temple". "The garden house," Beth-haggan (2 Kings 9:27), by way of which Ahaziah fled; now Jenin, formerly EN-GANNIN, on the way from Samaria northward, overlooking the great plain.