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Strong's Hebrew · H1044

בֵּית עֵקֶד

Bêyth ʻÊqed · bayth ay'-ked

DefinitionBeth-Eked, a place in Palestine

Derivationfrom H1004 (בַּיִת) and a derivative of H6123 (עָקַד); house of (the) binding (for sheep-shearing);

KJV usageshearing house.

Occurrences2 in the KJV · 2 verses

בֵּית עֵקֶד in Scripture

2 Kings 10:12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, 2 Kings 10:14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.