- Original: בּית און - Transliteration: Beyth 'Aven - Phonetic: bayth aw'-ven - Definition: Beth-aven = house of vanity 1. a city east of Bethel, site unknown - Origin: from H1004 and H205 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H1004 and H205 ; house of vanity; Beth-Aven a place in Palestine: - Beth-aven. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • Beth, 7 Joshua 7:2; Joshua 18:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Samuel 14:23; Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8; Hosea 10:5