Beth-Rehob
/ˌbɛθ ˈriːhɒb/noun
A biblical place-name associated with an Aramaean kingdom or region mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Did you know?Rehob may describe an open public space or broad roadway, while Beth means “house” in Hebrew—the same element preserved in names such as Bethlehem and Bethel.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*bayt-
“House or dwelling”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
בֵּית (bēt/beth)
“House; the construct form used in compounds and place-names”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
רְחוֹב (rĕḥōv)
“A broad place, open area, or street; from a root meaning “to be wide””
10th–6th Century BCE
Biblical Hebrew
בֵּית־רְחוֹב (Bēt-Rĕḥōv)
“House of Rehob, or House of the Broad Place; a biblical regional place-name”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Septuagint Greek
οἶκος Ροώβ (oikos Roob)
“House of Rehob; a Greek rendering of the Hebrew place-name”
Modern English
English
Beth-Rehob
“The conventional English form of the biblical name”