from בַּיִת and בַּעַל and מָעוֹן; house of Baal of (the) habitation of (apparently by transposition); or (shorter) בֵּית מְעוֹןlemma בֵּית מעוֹן missing vowel, corrected to בֵּית מְעוֹן; house of habitation of (Baal); Beth-Baal-Meon, a place in Palestine; Beth-baal-meon. Compare בַּעַל מְעוֹן and בְּעֹן.