bether Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
bether in Easton's Bible Dictionary
dissection or separation, certain mountains mentioned in Cant. 2:17; probably near Lebanon.
bether in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(depth), The mountains of. #So 2:17| There is no clue to guide us as to what mountains are intended here.
bether in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
THE MOUNTAINS OF BE'THER Song of Solomon 2:17. Probably near the Lebanon range.
bether in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Song of Solomon 2:17. Perhaps Bithron, separated from the main part of Israel by Jordan (2 Samuel 2:29), a ravine district, through "all" of which Abner passed, on the N. of the Jabbok, between the Jordan and Mahanaim. It means a cutting. Spiritually "the mountains of Bether" mean mountains of division (margin), or mountains intersected with deep valleys, separating the bride from the heavenly Bridegroom.