- Original: בּית חורון - Transliteration: Beyth Chowrown - Phonetic: bayth kho-rone' - Definition: Beth-horon = house of hollowness 1. two towns in Ephraim a. Upper Beth-horon - town on the mountains of Ephraim b. Lower Beth-horon - town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon - Origin: from H1004 and H2356 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H1004 and H2356 ; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron the name of two adjoining places in Palestine: - Beth-horon. Total KJV Occurrences: 14 • Beth, 14 Joshua 10:10; Joshua 10:11; Joshua 16:3; Joshua 16:5; Joshua 18:13; Joshua 18:14; Joshua 21:22; 1 Samuel 13:18; 1 Kings 9:17; 1 Chronicles 6:68; 1 Chronicles 7:24; 2 Chronicles 8:5(2); 2 Chronicles 25:13