How to Pronounce Beth Car

beth-KAHR

Beth Car is pronounced beth-KAHR (bɛθˈkɑːr): two syllables, stress on the second.

What does Beth Car mean?

Beth Car means “house of the lamb” (Hebrew).

Where was Beth Car?

Bethcar, written as one word in the KJV, is named a single time in scripture, as the point Israel's pursuit reached: the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh and 'pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar' (1 Samuel 7:11). Nothing further is said of the site, so its location is not fixed by the text.

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