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beth (in proper names; Greek transliteration in Septuagint, βηθ, beÌ„th, baith, or beth): This is the English transliteration for the Hebrew בּית, beÌ„th, meaning “house,†“tent,†“place.†It occurs in many compound proper names formed similarly to the method of compounding words in the German language, as shown in the articles immediately following. Thus we have beÌ„th ‛ănaÌ„th or ‛ănoth = “house of replies†(; ); beÌ„th'eÌ„l = “house of God†(; ), etc. We also find the word in hybrid formations, e.g. ΒηθφαγηÌ, BeÌ„thphageÌ„Ì = Bethphage = “fig house†().