Strong's Lexicon Bezeq: Bezek Original Word: בֶּצֶק Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to lighten or to flash Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bezek, as it is a specific place name in the Hebrew Bible. However, the concept of conquest and victory can be related to Greek terms like νίκη (nikē, G3529), meaning victory. Usage: Bezek is a place name in the Hebrew Bible. It is primarily known as the location where the Israelites, under the leadership of Judah and Simeon, defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites. The name Bezek may imply a place associated with lightning or flashing, possibly indicating a geographical feature or a historical event that gave rise to the name. Cultural and Historical Background: Bezek is mentioned in the context of the early conquests of the Israelites in the Promised Land. It was a Canaanite city where Adoni-Bezek, a local king, was defeated and captured. The historical context reflects the period of the Judges, a time characterized by the Israelites' efforts to establish themselves in Canaan amidst various indigenous peoples. The capture of Bezek and the defeat of Adoni-Bezek symbolize the initial successes of the Israelite tribes in claiming their inheritance. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as bazaq Definition a place in Pal. NASB Translation Bezek (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֶּ֫זֶקִ proper name, of a location 1 Samuel 11:8 (בְּבָ֑זֶק) rendezvous of Israel under Saul and Samuel; Judges 1:4,5 home of Adoni-bezek; on location compare Euseb. LagOnom. 105, 2nd ed. 139; see also Stu. Judges 1:4; Judges 17th (mile-)stone from Neapolis toward Scythopolis; modern –irbet Ibzî‡, 14 English miles from Nâblus, Surveyii. 231. **NesAJSL xiii {1897}. 176 conjectures meaning gravel, compare modern Ramle = sand. **Error in Judges 1:4,5 (see GFM). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Bezek From bazaq; lightning; Bezek, a place in Palestine -- Bezek. see HEBREW bazaq Forms and Transliterations בְּבֶ֔זֶק בְּבָ֑זֶק בבזק bə·ḇā·zeq bə·ḇe·zeq bəḇāzeq bəḇezeq beVazek beVezekLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 1:4 HEB: בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיַּכּ֣וּם בְּבֶ֔זֶק עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים NAS: thousand men at Bezek. KJV: and they slew of them in Bezek ten INT: their hands defeated Bezek ten thousand Judges 1:5 1 Samuel 11:8 3 Occurrences |
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