בֵּית־אֵל

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H1008

Transliteration: Bêyth-ʼÊl

Pronunciation: bayth-ale'

Definition: Beth-el

Original: בּית־אל

Transliteration: bêyth-'êl

Phonetic: bayth-ale'

BDB Definition:

Bethel = "house of God"

ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name)
a place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba and Ziklag

Origin: from H1004" class="dictionary-topic-link">H1004 and H410" class="dictionary-topic-link">H410

TWOT entry: 241a