# H1044 בֵּית עֵקֶד

בֵּית עֵקֶד (Bêyth ʻÊqed), Strong’s H1044: Beth-Eked, a place in Palestine KJV: shearing house.. Occurs 4 times.

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*Bêyth ʻÊqed* — Beth-Eked, a place in Palestine

KJV: shearing house.

Built from [בַּיִת bayith](https://besorah.bible/word/H1004) (a house) + [עָקַד ʻâqad](https://besorah.bible/word/H6123) (to tie with thongs) — means “house of (the) binding (for sheep-shearing)”

Occurs 4 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים perh. n.pr.loc. (binding-house of the shepherds) 2 K 10:12

## Where it occurs
- [2 Kings 10:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/10?v=12) — He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way,
- [2 Kings 10:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/10?v=14) — He said, “Take them alive!” They took them alive, and killed them at the pit of the shearing house, even forty-two men…