בית
house
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
78 verses where H1004 appears in the Construct state in the Book of Genesis. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis
- Genesis 7:1 בֵּיתְ/ךָ֖ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ark, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.
- Genesis 12:1 וּ/מִ/בֵּ֣ית conj + prep + n c ms cs Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.
- Genesis 12:15 בֵּ֥ית n c ms cs The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
- Genesis 12:17 בֵּית֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
- Genesis 14:14 בֵית֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
- Genesis 15:2 בֵּיתִ֔/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Abram said, "Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"
- Genesis 15:3 בֵּיתִ֖/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."
- Genesis 17:13 בֵּֽיתְ/ךָ֖ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
- Genesis 17:23 בֵית/וֹ֙ בֵּ֣ית n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.
- Genesis 17:27 בֵית/וֹ֙ בָּ֔יִת n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
- Genesis 18:19 בֵּית/וֹ֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."
- Genesis 19:2 בֵּ֨ית n c ms cs and he said, "See now, my lords, please turn aside into your servant's house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you will rise up early, and go on your way." They said, "No, but we will stay in the street all night."
- Genesis 19:3 בֵּית֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
- Genesis 20:13 מִ/בֵּ֣ית prep + n c ms cs It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"
- Genesis 20:18 לְ/בֵ֣ית prep + n c ms cs For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
- Genesis 24:2 בֵּית֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.
- Genesis 24:7 מִ/בֵּ֣ית prep + n c ms cs Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, 'I will give this land to your seed.' He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
- Genesis 24:23 בֵּית n c ms cs and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"
- Genesis 24:27 בֵּ֖ית n c ms cs He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the house of my master's relatives."
- Genesis 24:28 לְ/בֵ֣ית prep + n c ms cs The young lady ran, and told her mother's house about these words.
- Genesis 24:38 בֵּית n c ms cs but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'
- Genesis 24:40 וּ/מִ/בֵּ֥ית conj + prep + n c ms cs He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.
- Genesis 28:2 בֵּ֥יתָ/ה n c ms cs + sfx dem Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
- Genesis 28:17 בֵּ֣ית n c ms cs He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."
- Genesis 28:21 בֵּ֣ית n c ms cs so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God,
- Genesis 28:22 בֵּ֣ית n c ms cs then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God's house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give the tenth to you."
- Genesis 29:13 בֵּית֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
- Genesis 30:30 לְ/בֵיתִֽ/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?"
- Genesis 31:14 בְּ/בֵ֥ית prep + n c ms cs Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
- Genesis 31:30 לְ/בֵ֣ית prep + n c ms cs Now, you want to be gone, because you sore longed after your father's house, but why have you stolen my gods?"
- Genesis 31:37 בֵיתֶ֔/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Now that you have felt around in all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between us two.
- Genesis 31:41 בְּ/בֵיתֶ/ךָ֒ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms These twenty years have I been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
- Genesis 34:19 בֵּ֥ית n c ms cs The young man didn't wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
- Genesis 34:26 מִ/בֵּ֥ית prep + n c ms cs They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went away.
- Genesis 34:30 וּ/בֵיתִֽ/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house."
- Genesis 35:2 בֵּית֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.
- Genesis 36:6 בֵּית/וֹ֒ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his cattle, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.
- Genesis 38:11 בֵית בֵּ֥ית n c ms cs n c ms cs Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;" for he said, "Lest he also die, like his brothers." Tamar went and lived in her father's house.
- Genesis 39:2 בְּ/בֵ֥ית prep + n c ms cs Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Genesis 39:4 בֵּית֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
- Genesis 39:5 בְּ/בֵית֗/וֹ בֵּ֥ית בַּ/בַּ֖יִת prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs prep det + n c ms It happened from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Yahweh was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.
- Genesis 39:14 בֵיתָ֗/הּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
- Genesis 39:16 בֵּיתֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
- Genesis 39:20 בֵּ֣ית בְּ/בֵ֥ית n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.
- Genesis 39:21 בֵּית n c ms cs But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Genesis 39:22 בֵּית בְּ/בֵ֣ית n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was the doer of it.
- Genesis 39:23 בֵּית n c ms cs The keeper of the prison didn't look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.
- Genesis 40:3 בֵּ֛ית בֵּ֣ית n c ms cs n c ms cs He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
- Genesis 40:5 בְּ/בֵ֥ית prep + n c ms cs They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
- Genesis 40:7 בֵּ֥ית n c ms cs He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
- Genesis 41:10 בֵּ֚ית n c ms cs Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.
- Genesis 41:40 בֵּיתִ֔/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs You shall be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than you."
- Genesis 41:51 בֵּ֥ית n c ms cs Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house."
- Genesis 42:19 בְּ/בֵ֣ית בָּתֵּי/כֶֽם prep + n c ms cs n c mp cs + sfx pers 2mp If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison-house; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.
- Genesis 42:33 בָּתֵּי/כֶ֖ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 2mp The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'Hereby will I know that you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way.
- Genesis 43:16 בֵּית֔/וֹ הַ/בָּ֑יְתָ/ה n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms ptcl def.art + n c ms + sfx h When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and make ready; for the men will dine with me at noon."
- Genesis 43:17 בֵּ֥יתָ/ה n c ms cs + sfx dem The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.
- Genesis 43:18 בֵּ֣ית n c ms cs The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall on us, and take us for bondservants, along with our donkeys."
- Genesis 43:19 בֵּ֣ית הַ/בָּֽיִת n c ms cs ptcl def.art + n c ms They came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
- Genesis 43:24 בֵּ֣יתָ/ה n c ms cs + sfx dem The man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.
- Genesis 44:1 בֵּית/וֹ֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
- Genesis 44:4 בֵּית֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
- Genesis 44:8 מִ/בֵּ֣ית prep + n c ms cs Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord's house?
- Genesis 44:14 בֵּ֣יתָ/ה n c ms cs + sfx dem Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
- Genesis 45:2 בֵּ֥ית n c ms cs He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
- Genesis 45:8 בֵּית֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 45:11 וּ/בֵֽיתְ/ךָ֖ conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms There I will nourish you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have."'
- Genesis 45:16 בֵּ֤ית n c ms cs The report of it was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, "Joseph's brothers have come." It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
- Genesis 45:18 בָּתֵּי/כֶ֖ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 2mp Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.'
- Genesis 46:27 לְ/בֵֽית prep + n c ms cs The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
- Genesis 46:31 בֵּ֣ית וּ/בֵית n c ms cs conj + n c ms cs Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's house, "I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, 'My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
- Genesis 47:12 בֵּ֣ית n c ms cs Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
- Genesis 47:14 בֵּ֥יתָ/ה n c ms cs + sfx dem Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
- Genesis 47:24 בְּ/בָתֵּי/כֶ֖ם prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2mp It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed of the field, for your food, for them of your households, and for food for your little ones."
- Genesis 50:4 בֵּ֥ית n c ms cs When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
- Genesis 50:7 בֵית֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, all the elders of the land of Egypt,
- Genesis 50:8 בֵּ֣ית וּ/בֵ֣ית n c ms cs conj + n c ms cs all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
- Genesis 50:22 וּ/בֵ֣ית conj + n c ms cs Joseph lived in Egypt, he, and his father's house. Joseph lived one hundred ten years.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“house” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun בית (bayith). Older and newer Bibles part ways — “house” in the King James Version, “house of” (unfoldingWord Literal Text) in modern versions. See the renderings breakdown. It turns up in 1,712 verses across 38 books, one of the most common footprint. Its earliest occurrence is Genesis 6:14. Its meaning spans more than one sense — see its full sense range. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H1004 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 1,712
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 1,712 distinct verses.
- 38 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 38 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #21
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 21 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 1,712 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- 2 Chronicles 172 verses 10%
- Ezekiel 159 verses 9%
- 1 Kings 148 verses 9%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 1,712 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 937 verses · 55%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 494 verses · 29%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 281 verses · 16%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 7 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: House 1,458×, Houses 94×, All the house 28×
- American Standard Version†: House 1,128×, 's house 170×, Houses 78×
- Berean Standard Bible†: House 1,097×, Temple 172×, Palace 111×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: House of 850×, House 815×, Houses 70×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H1004 across 2,049† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 173 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 6 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H1004 across 2,044† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 269 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H1004 across 1,913† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 113 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 127 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H1004 across 2,061† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 62 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
39 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 39 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
בית I
- 1. house,
- a. as dwelling, habitation Gn 19:2, 3, 4, 11; 27:15 33:17 (obj. of בָּנָה) Ex 12:7 + often; בּ׳ מוֹשַׁב Lv 25:29 (cf. בַּיִת לְשִׁבְתִּי 2 S 7:5); בֵּית = in the house of, when modifying word follows, cf. DrSm 29, n. 2 (after st. cstr. מוֹלֶדֶת בַּיִת אוֹ מוֹלֶדֶת הוּץ Lv 19:9); e.g. בּ׳ אָבִיךָ Gn 24:23; בּ׳ אִישָׁהּ Nu 30:11; בּ׳ יהוה 2 K 23:24; so in n.pr. ביתאל Am 7:13; (ה)בַּ֫יְתָה into the house, home Ex 9:19 (of man & beast) cf. Ju 19:18 1 S 6:7 (cf. v 10) 1 K 13:7, 15 ψ 68:7 Is 14:17 etc.; cf. sub 7 infr.; partic. (α) in J occasionally of tent Gn 27:15 cf. 33:17 c.בנה; here of nomad’s hut); usually (β) house of solid materials, with doorposts, etc. Ex 12:7 Dt 6:9; 11:20, walls Lv 14:37, 39, of stones, timber & mortar v 45 (cf. v 40, 42, 43); so also Jos 2:15; supported by pillars Ju 16:26 f.; with roof on which one could walk 2 S 11:12 etc.; v. especially temple and king’s house in Jerusalem 1 K 5–7 etc.; cf. Ct 1:17 Je 22:14; of Ezekiel’s temple Ez 40f.; בָּֽתֵּכֶם סְפוּנִים of luxurious houses Hg 1:4; בנה בָּֽתִּים טֹבִים Dt 8:12; בּנה בַּיִת־חָדָשׁ Dt 20:5 cf. 22:8; also c. בנה Dt 28:30 + often; (γ) cstr. before word of material, בּ׳ אֲרָזִים 2 S 7:2, 7 = 1 Ch 17:1 (בּ׳ הָא׳) v 6; בּ׳ הַשֵׁן 1 K 22:39 cf. Am 3:15; בּ׳ גָּזִית house of hewn stone Am 5:11; cf. בֵּית יַעַר הַלְּבָנוֹן 1 K 7:2 2 Ch 9:20, בֵּית הַיַּעַר Is 22:8; (δ) also before word of quality or characteristic, בֵּית אֵבֶל Ec 7:2 ‖ בּ׳ מִשְׁתֶּה; v 4 ‖ בּ׳ שִׂמְחָה; בּ׳ מַרְזֵחַ Je 16:5; בּ׳ מִשְׁתֶּה Je 16:8; בָּֽתֵּי חֶמְדָּתֵךְ Ez 26:12; בֵּית תַּעֲנֻנֶי֑הָ Mi 2:9; cf. בּ׳ מְרִי rebellious house sub 5. d infr.; (ε) in combinations, of structures for various purposes:—(1) בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ = palace 1 K 9:1, 10; 10:12 +, etc.; בֵּית מַמְלָכָה Am 7:13 cf. sub 2 infr.; בּ׳ הַמַּלְכוּת Est 5:1 cf. 2:16; בּ׳ לְמַלְכוּתוֹ 2 Ch 1:18; (2) בֵּית הַסֹּהַר = the prison Gn 39:20(×2), 21, 22(×2), 23(×2); 40:3, 5; cf. בּ׳ מִשְׁמַרְכֶם Gn 42:19; בּ׳ מִשְׁמֶרֶת 2 S 20:3; בּ׳ הָאָסוּר Je 37:15; בּ׳ הָאֲסיּרים Ju 16:21, 25; בּ׳ הָסֿוּרִים Ec 4:14; בּ׳ הַכֶּלֶא 1 K 22:27 2 K 17:4 2 Ch 18:26 Je 37:15, 18 cf. Is 42:7; בּ׳ כֶּלֶא 2 K 25:27; בּ׳ הַמַּהְפֶּכֶת 2 Ch 16:10; בּ׳ הַכְּליּ֯א Je 37:4; 52:31; בָּֽתֵּי כְלָאִים Is 42:22; בֵּית־הַבּוֹר Je 37:16; בּ׳ הַפְּקֻדּוֹת Je 52:31; (3) בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים house of the women, harem Est 2:9, 11, 13, 14; (4) בּ׳ מִשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן Est 7:8; בּ׳ הַיָּ֑ין Ct 2:4; cf. מָשׂוֹשׂ בָּֽתֵּי Is 32:13; (5) בֵּית הַחֹרֶף Am 3:15 Je 36:22; בּ׳ הַקָּ֑יִץ Am 3:15; (6) בֵּית נְכֹתֹה & בֵּית כֵּלָיו 2 K 20:13 = Is 39:2; (7) בֵּית הַגָּן garden-h. (or n.pr.? cf. p. 111) 2 K 9:27; (8) בֵּית־עֵקֶד binding-h. (or n.pr.?) 2 K 10:12, 14; (9) בֵּיתעֲבָדִים h. of slaves (where slaves live), only fig. of Egypt Ex 13:3, 14; 20:2 Dt 5:6; 6:12; 7:8; 8:14; 13:6, 11 Jos 24:17 Ju 6:8 Mi 6:4 Je 34:13;—on בּ׳ הַחָפְשִׁית 2 K 15:5 = 2 Ch 26:21 cf. חפשׁית; especially (10) בֵּית י׳ = temple 1 K 7:12, 40, 45, 51 & very often; also (mostly late) בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים 1 Ch 9:11, 13, 26 + often; but also of earlier tent of worship Ju 18:31; v. also בּ׳ הָאֹהֶל 1 Ch 9:23; cf. בּ׳ אֱלֹהִים of local shrine 17:5; & also in mouth of Jacob, as explanation of name of Bethel Gn 28:17 (cf. v 19), & as name of stone, or Mac̦c̦eba v 22 (all E); also ב׳ י׳ of earlier tent of worship Ju 19:18 1 S 1:7, 24 2 S 12:20 (cf. further אֱלֹהִים, יהוה); בּ׳ הָאוֹצָר Mal 3:10; cf. הֵיכַל הַבַּיִת 1 K 6:3, & בּ׳ alone in same sense, especially 1 K 6 cf. 2 Ch 1:18; 2:3, 11 +; v. 1 Ch 28:2 בּ׳ מְנוּחָה לַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית־י׳ וְלַהֲדֹם רַגְלֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ; also בֵּית הַקֹּדֶשׁ 29:3; בּ׳ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים 2 Ch 3:8, 10; בּ׳ קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ Is 64:10; בֵּית־זְבֻל 2 Ch 6:2; בֵּית זָ֑בַח 2 Ch 7:12; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2 Ch 36:17; בּ׳ תְּפִלָּה Is 56:7(×2); בּ׳ תִּפְאַרְתִּי 60:7; also of heathen temples ב׳ בַּעַל־בְּרִית Ju 9:4; ב׳־דָּגוֹן 1 S 5:5; ב׳ עַשְׁתָּרוֹת 1 S 31:10; ב׳ רִמּוֹן 2 K 5:18(×3); ב׳ הַבַּעַל 2 K 10:21(×2), 23, 25, 26, 27; 11:18; בּ׳ עֲצַבֵּיהֶם 1 S 31:9 (but read rather את־עצביהם as in ‖ 1 Ch 10:9 so 𝔊 We Dr); בֵּית בָּמוֹת 1 K 12:31 (cf. MI בת במת), v. also 13:32 2 K 17:29, 32; בֵּית אוֹצַר אֱלֹהָיו Dn 1:2, etc.; made of woven material 2 K 23:7; אֲשֶׁד הַנָּשִׁים אֹרְגוֹת שָׁם בָּֽתִּים לָאֲשֵׁרָה perhaps = tent-shrines but textdub. 𝔊 χεττιεῖν (כתנות?); 𝔊L στολάς; cf. EwH iii. 718 & Klo; (ζ) of portion of larger building (late), so pl. בָּֽתָּיו 1 Ch 28:11 i.e. of the temple (‖ גַּנְזַכָּיו, עֲלִיֹּתָיו, חֲדָרָיו); cf. בּ׳ הַכַּפֹּרֶת ib.; בּ׳ הַמְֿבַשְּׁלִים Ez 46:24. e.g. Genesis 19:2
- b. as shelter or abode of animals 1 S 6:7, 10 cf. Ex 9:19; בֵּית עַכָּבִישׁ Jb 8:14 spider’s web (cf. בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ 27:18); of wild ass Jb 39:6 שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֹ; צִפּוֹר מָֽצְאָה בַּיִת ψ 84:4 (‖ קֵן); חֲסִידָה בְּרוֹשִׁים בֵּיתָהּ ψ 104:17 (cf. ‖ & Che); Pr 30:26 (of the שְׁפַנִּים ‘conies’). e.g. 1 Samuel 6:7
- c. fig. of human bodies בָּֽתֵּי־חֹמֶר Jb 4:19 houses of clay, cf. in phr. שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת Ec 12:3 keepers of the house, i.e. the arms; v. further בֵּית מְגוּרָ֑י ψ 119:54. e.g. Job 4:19
- d. of She’ôl, שְׁאוֹל בֵּיתִי Jb 17:13, cf. בֵּית מוֹעֵד לְכָל־חָ֑י 30:23 (‖ מָוֶת); בֵּית עוֹלָמוֹ Ec 12:5 (perhaps = tomb, v. De). e.g. Job 17:13
- e. of abode of light & darkness Jb 38:20. e.g. Job 38:20
- f. Ephraim as בּ׳ יהוה Ho 8:1; 9:15 (cf. אֶרֶץ י׳ 9:3); cf. Zc 9:8. e.g. Hosea 8:1
- 2. place, of Jerusalem בֵית קִבְרוֹת אֲבֹתַי Ne 2:3 (‖ עִיר v 5), cf. also n.pr. cpd. with בֵּית, infr., & בֵּית מַמְלָכָה Am 7:13 (pred. of Bethel); בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת Pr 8:2 i.e. where paths meet RV; בּ׳ אֲבָנִים Jb 8:17; on both these v. בֵּית sub [בַּיִן] בֵּין p. 108. e.g. Nehemiah 2:3
- 3. receptacle, תְּעָלָה כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם 1 K 18:32 a trench like a receptacle of two seahs; בָּֽתֵּי נֶפֶשׁ Is 3:20 i.e. vials of perfume; especially בָּֽתִּים לְבַדִּים Ex 25:27 holders for the staves, i.e. rings, טַבָּעֹת ib.; so 37:14, 27; 38:5; cf. בָּֽתִּים לַבְּרִיחִם 26:29; 36:34 holders for the bars (all P, & all expl. by טבעת); בֵּית־לָהּ סָבִיב Ez 1:27 (si vera l.) its [cstr. as ψ 58:5] house (= enclosing cage) was round about (del. BHi Co). e.g. 1 Kings 18:32
- 4. of house as containing a family, hence in phr. of slaves belonging to household יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ Gn 14:14 cf. 17:12 (opp. מִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף) v 13 (all ‖ id.); fig. of Israel Je 2:14 (‖ עֶבֶד); cf. בֶּן־בֵּיתִי Gn 15:3; בְּנֵי־בַיִת הָיָה לִי Ec 2:7 (as token of wealth & prosperity); also of one’s sister מוֹלֶדֶת בַּיִת Lv 18:19 (‖ מ׳ חוּץ cf. infr.); אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ Gn 17:27; נַפְשׁוֹת בּ׳ Gn 36:6; כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ לְבֵית־יַעֲקֹב Gn 46:27. Hence e.g. Genesis 14:14
- 5. household, family (592 times)
- a. ordinary sense, those belonging to the same household Gn 7:1; 12:1, 17 +, Dt 6:22; 11:6 +; Hex mostly JD; E Gn 35:2; 42:33; 50:22 cf. Ex 1:21 infr.; P Gn 36:6 Ex 1:1; 12:4 Lv 16:6, 11, 17 Nu 16:32; 18:31 Jos 22:15; even where expressly said to inhabit tents Nu 16:32 Dt 11:6 אֶת־בָּֽתֵּיהֶם וְאֶת־אָהֳלֵיהֶם; specif. זְקַן־בּ׳ Gn 24:2 cf. 50:7 (of rank & dignity in household); of a family of handicraftsmen מִשְׁפְּחוֹת בֵּית־עֲבֹדַת הַבֻּץ 1 Ch 4:21 (v. בוץ); also, with fig. of house clearly in mind מִשְׁקֹלֶת בּ׳ 2 K 21:13; מַפְתֵּחַ בּ׳ Is 22:22. e.g. Genesis 7:1
- b. family of descendants, descendants as organized body Gn 18:19 (J ‖ בָּנִים) +, & so c. בָּנָה (q.v.) יִבְנֶה בּ׳ אחיו Dt 25:9 cf. Ru 4:11 &, subj. י׳, בָּנָה בּ׳ לְ 2 S 7:27 = 1 Ch 17:10, 25; also 1 S 2:35 1 K 11:38 (both בּ׳ נֶאֱמָן), so עשׂה בּ׳ לְ 2 S 7:11 1 K 2:24; also pl. וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּֽתִּים Ex 1:21; עשׂה ב׳ נֶאֱמָן לְ 1 S 25:28; cf. especially c. n.pr., e.g. e.g. Genesis 18:19
- c. †בֵּית שָׁאוּל 2 S 3:1(×2), 6(×2), 8, 10; 9:1, 2, 3, 9; 16:5 (משׁפחת בּ׳ שׁ׳), v 8; 19:18 (cf. 21:1 where read וְאֶל־בֵּיתֹה דָמִים, so 𝔊 We Dr) 1 Ch 12:29; †בֵּית דָּוִד 2 S 3:1, 6; 7:26 = 1 Ch 17:24 (cf. context in both), 1 K 12:19 = 2 Ch 10:19, v 20, 26; 13:2; 14:8 2 K 17:21 Is 7:2, 13; 22:22 Je 21:12 Zc 12:7, 8, 10, 12 (משׁפחת בּ׳ דּ׳) 2 Ch 21:7 ψ 122:5; †בּ׳ יָרָבְעָם 1 K 13:34; 14:10(×2), 13, 14; 15:29; 16:3 21:22 2 K 9:9; 13:6; †בּ׳ אַחְאָב 2 K 8:18, 27(×3) (of Ahaziah חֲתַן בּ׳ א׳), 9:7, 8, 9; 10:10, 11; 21:13 Mi 6:16 2 Ch 21:6, 13; 22:3, 4, 7, 8; etc. e.g. 2 Samuel 3:1
- d. especially of Hebrew people & subdivisions: (α) †בֵּית יִשְׂחָ֑ק Am 7:16; (β) †בּ׳ עֵשָׂו Ob 18(×2); (γ) †בֵּית יַעֲקֹב Gn 46:27 (P) Ex 19:3 (E) Am 3:13; 9:8 Mi 2:7; 3:9 Ob 17, 18 Is 8:17; 10:20; 14:1; 29:22; 46:3; 48:1; 58:1 Je 2:4; 5:20 ψ 114:1; also זֶרַע בּ׳ יעקב Ez 20:5 (del. Co); most frequently (δ) בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל (Vrss & var. sometimes בני v. בֵּן) †Hex Ex 16:31; 40:38 Lv 10:6 Nu 20:29 (all P) Lv 17:3, 8, 10; 22:18 (H) Jos 21:43 (D) †; 1 S 7:2 + 8 times S K; Ho 1:4, 6; 5:1; 6:10; 12:1; Am 5:1 + 7 times Am; † Mi 1:5; 3:1, 9 Is 5:7; 14:2, also 46:3; 63:7 Zc 8:13†; but especially Je 2:4, 26 + 17 times Je; Ez 3:1, 4, 5, 7(×2), 17 + 75 times Ez; also זֶרַע בּ׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל Je 23:8 Ez 44:22 (Co del. בּ׳); +שְׁנֵי בָֽתֵּי יִשְׂרָאֵל Is 8:14; בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה Ez 9:9 + 25:8 Co; further בֵּית מְרִי rebellious house (of Isr.) Ez 2:5, 6; 3:9, 26, 27; 12:2, 3, & בּ׳ הַמֶּ֑רִי Ez 2:8; 12:2, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3 [+ 44:6 Co]; (ε) בֵּית יְהוּדָה 2 S 2:4, 7, 10, 11 1 K 12:21 = 2 Ch 11:1, 2 K 19:30 = Is 37:31, Is 22:21 Ho 1:7; 5:12, 14 Zp 2:7 Zc 8:13, 15, 19; 10:3, 6; 12:4, & especially Je 3:18 + 9 times Je; Ez 4:6 + 4 times Ez + 9:9 supr. also †בּ׳ יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן 1 K 12:23; †בּ׳ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה Je 21:11; 22:6; (ζ) †בּ׳ יוֹסֵף Gn 50:8 Jos 17:17; 18:5 (all JE) Ju 1:22, 23, 35 2 S 19:21 1 K 11:28 Am 5:6 Ob 18 Zc 10:6; (η) †בּ׳ אֶפְרַיִם Ju 10:9; (θ) בּ׳ בִּנְיָמִן 2 S 3:19 cf. 1 K 12:23 supr.; (ι) †בּ׳ יִּשָּׂשכָר 1 K 15:27; (κ) †בּ׳ לֵוִי Ex 2:1 (E) Nu 17:23 (P) Zc 12:13 (משׁפחת ב׳ ל׳), ψ 135:20; & (λ) בּ׳ אַהֲרֹן ψ 115:10, 12; 118:3; 135:19. e.g. Amos 7:16
- e. technically, yet with some looseness of usage, בֵּית אָב father’s house, of family or clan, pl. בֵּית אָבוֹת father-houses, families (e.g. Nu 1:2) (79 times; only P & Chr) Ex 6:14; 12:3 Nu 1:2, 4, 18 + 41 times Nu; Jos 22:14(×2) 1 Ch 4:38; 5:13 + 25 times Ch; Ezr 2:59; 10:16 Ne 7:61; 10:35; = tribe Nu 17:17(×2), 18, 21; = main division of tribe Nu 3:20, 24 +, cf. 34:14(×2) etc.; further subdivision Ex 12:3 1 Ch 7:2, 7 +; cf. especially 1 Ch 23:11 Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, therefore they became לְבֵית אָב לִפְקֻדָּה אֶחָ֑ת (cf. ראשׁי אבות, sub אב). e.g. Numbers 1:2
- 6. house, including household affairs, persons, property, etc. וַיַּפְקִדֵהוּ עַל־בֵּיתוֹ Gn 39:4 cf. בְּבֵיתוֹ v 5; אֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ Gn 44:1, 4; hence אשׁר על הבית as title of governor of the palace (EwH iii. 269) Is 22:15; 36:3 cf. 1 K 4:6 2 K 15:5; in Israel 1 K 16:9; 18:3 2 K 10:5: further 2 S 17:23 2 K 20:1 = Is 38:1; hence of personal property 1 K 13:8 אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי אֶת־חֲצִי בֵּיהֶ֑ךָ; family and property (everything on which one depends) Jb 8:15. e.g. Genesis 39:4
- 7. בַּ֫יְתָה, בָּ֑יְתָה, lit. housewards, hence metaph. inwards, †Ex 28:26 = 39:19 (sc. of the ephod), 1 K 7:25 = 2 Ch 4:4 (sc. of the circle of oxen supporting the molten sea); 2 S 5:9 מִן־הַמִּלּוֹא וָבָ֑יְתָה from the Millo and inward, Ez 44:17. e.g. Exodus 28:26
- 8. מִבַּיִת
- a. adv. on the inside (of a building, chest, etc.: opp. מִחוּץ) †Gn 6:14 Ex 25:11 = 37:2 Lv 14:41 1 K 6:15, 16; 7:9 2 K 6:30 (of a person’s clothes), Ez 7:15; so with ה loc. מִבַּ֫יְתָה †1 K 6:15. e.g. Genesis 6:14
- b. †מִבֵּית לְ (cstr. Ges§ 130, 1 n.) prep. within (opp. מִחוּץ לְ), מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת within the veil Ex 26:33 Lv 16:2, 12 Nu 18:7 לְכָל־דְּבַר הַמִּזִבֵּחַ וּלְמִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת for everything of the altar, and for (that) within the veil; 1 K 7:8, 31 (read לַכְּתֵפֹת; see VB & StaZAW 1883, 165); אֶל־מִבֵּית לְ (after a verb of motion) in within Lv 16:15 2 K 11:15 = 2 Ch 23:14. Note.—בית perhaps occurs abbrev. into בּ in n.pr. בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה q.v. so Thes al.; cf. also Aramaic בא = בית in like usage LagArmen. Stud. § 339; Se i. 51; GGA 1884, 276. On בְּ as abbrev. בית v. Wetzst Hauran 110 KampffmeyerZPV xv (1892), 111. e.g. Exodus 26:33
בית II c. art. הַבַּיִת Is 15
בית III loc.? 𝔊 Βαιθαν (Βαιατγαν), 𝔊L Βαιθωρων, 2 K 9
בית IV daughter (= בַּנְתְּ from בן
- 1. daughter, female child, born of a woman Gn 30:21; 34:1 Ex 1:16, 22; 21:4 Lv 12:6 Ho 1:6 cf. Gn 20:12 Lv 18:9 Dt 27:22 +; begotten by a man Gn 5:4, 7, 10; 11:11, 13, 15 cf. Gn 11:29; 19:8; 20:12; 28:2 Lv 19:9 Dt 27:22 +; often ‖ בֵּן son Gn 5:4, 7 + (v. בֵּן); cf. in allegory of Jehoash 2 K 14:9 = 2 Ch 25:18; note especially בְּנוֹת הָאָדָם i.e. human women Gn 6:2, 4; בִּתְּךָ הַקְּטַנָּה thy younger daughter Gn 29:18 (cf. הַצְּעִירָה v 26 opp. הַבְּכִירָה); בִּתִּי הַגְּדוֹלָה my eldest daughter 1 S 18:17; בַּת־(הַ)מֶּלֶךְ = princess 2 Ch 22:11 2 K 9:34 Dn 11:6 cf. 2 S 13:18 Je 41:10; 43:6 ψ 45:10; cf. as term of praise בַּת־נָדִיב Ct 7:2; in partic. e.g. Genesis 30:21
- a. girl called בִּתֵּנוּ by father and brothers Gn 34:17 cf. בִּתְּכֶם v 8. e.g. Genesis 34:17
- b. of adopted daughter Est 2:7, 15. e.g. Esther 2:7
- c. used in speaking to daughter-in-law Ru 1:11, 12, 13; 2:2, 8, 22; 3:1, 16, 18. e.g. Ruth 1:11
- d. בַּת־אָבִיו = sister Ez 22:11 (appos. אחותו); also half-sister Gn 20:12 בַּת־אָבִי אַךְ לֹא בַת־אִמִּי, cf. Lv 18:9 & v 11 בַּת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיךָ, 20:17. e.g. Ezekiel 22:11
- e. בַּת־דֹּדוֹ = cousin Est 2:7. e.g. Esther 2:7
- f. used in kindly address, בִּתִּי Ru 3:10, 11 (Boaz to Ruth), cf. ψ 45:11; בְּנוֹתַי in mouth of י׳ Is 43:6 (‖ בָּנַי). e.g. Ruth 3:10
- g. בְּנוֹת בָּנָיו = granddaughters Gn 46:7 (P) cf. Lv 18:10 & v 17 (H); note also Gn 37:35, where בנותיו must include other than actual daughters. e.g. Genesis 46:7
- h. רִבְקָה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל (as more precise designation) Gn 25:20 cf. 24:23, 24, 47(×2) also 26:34(×2); 29:10 +; note especially †בַּת־פַּרְעֹה (without personal name) Ex 2:5, 7, 8, 9, 10 cf. 1 K 3:1; 7:8; 9:24; 11:1 2 Ch 8:11; בַּת־אִישׁ כְּנַעֲנִי וּשְׁמוֹ שׁוּעַ Gn 38:2 cf. v 12 (but cf. 1 Ch 2:3 sub בַּת־שׁוּעַ n.pr.f. infr.) e.g. Genesis 25:20
- i. often pl. as designation of women of a particular city, land, or people: בְּנוֹת צִיּוֹן Is 3:16, 17; 4:4 Ct 3:11 cf. Is 49:22; 60:4 La 3:51; בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַם Ct 1:5; 2:7; 3:5, 10; 5:8, 16; 8:4; בְּנוֹת־שִׁילוֹ Ju 21:21(×2); בְּנוֹת רַבָּה Je 49:3; observe transitional phrase בְּנוֹת אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר Gn 24:13; further בְּנוֹת כְּנָ֑עַן Gn 28:1, 6, 8; 36:2 (all P) cf. ב׳ הַכְּנַעֲנִי Gn 24:3, 37 (J); בְּנוֹת הָאָרֶץ Gn 27:46; 34:1 (both P); בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב Nu 25:1 Is 16:2 cf. Nu 21:29; ב׳ חֵת Gn 27:46(×2) (P); ב׳ פְּלִשְׁתִּים Ju 14:1, 2 2 S 1:20 ‖ ב׳ הָֽעֲרֵלִים v 20 (poet.); ב׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל Ju 11:40 1 S 1:24 (poet.); ב׳ יְהוּדָה ψ 48:12; 97:8; ב׳ מְנַשֶּׁה Jos 17:6; ב׳ דָּן 2 Ch 2:13; cf. בַּת־לֵוִי Ex 2:1 i.e. a woman of tribe of Levi; also ב׳ אַחֶיךָ Ju 14:3; ב׳ עַמֶּ֑ךָ Ez 13:7.—בַּת־צִיּוֹן etc. v. sub 3 infr. e.g. Isaiah 3:16
- 2. young women, women Gn 30:13 (J) Pr 31:29 Ct 2:2; 6:9; בָּנוֹת בֹּטְחוֹת Is 32:9; also בַּת הַנָּשִׁים Dn 11:17. e.g. Genesis 30:13
- 3. with name of city, land, or people, poet. personif. of that city or inhabitants, etc.: בַּת־צִיּוֹן Is 1:8; 10:32; 16:1; 62:11 Mi 1:13; 4:8, 10, 13 Je 4:13; 6:2, 23 Zp 3:14 Zc 2:14; 9:9 ψ 9:15 La 1:6; 2:1, 4; 4:22; even זִקְנֵי בת־ציון La 2:10; חוֹמַת ב׳ צ׳ v 8, 18; also בְּתוּלַת ב׳־צ׳ 2 K 19:21 = Is 37:22 La 2:13; שְׁבִיָּה ב׳־צ׳ Is 52:2; ב׳ יְרוּשָׁלַם 2 K 19:21 = Is 37:22 Mi 4:8 Zp 3:14 Zc 9:9 La 2:13, 15; cf. בַּת־פּוּצַי Zp 3:10 daughter of my dispersed ones; בַּת־צֹר ψ 45:13; ב׳ בָּבֶל Je 50:42; 51:23 ψ 137:8; בְּתוּלַת ב׳ בָּבֶל Is 47:1; v. further Zc 2:11; also of Tarshish Is 23:10, Sidon v 12 (+ בְּתוּלַת), Dibon Je 48:18 (+ יוֹשֶׁבֶת), Gallim Is 10:30; בְּתוּלַת ב׳־יְהוּדָה La 1:15; cf. מִבְצְרֵי בַּת יְהוּדָה 2:2; בַּת־עַמִּי daughter of my people Is 22:4 Je 4:11; 6:14, 26; 8:11, 19, 21, 22, 23; 9:6 La 3:48; 4:3, 6, 10, בְּחוּלַת ב׳ ע׳ Je 14:17; בַּת־מִצְרָ֑יִם Je 46:24; also 46:11 (+ בְּתוּלַת), v 19 (+ יוֹשֶׁבֶת); ב׳ אֱדוֹם La 4:21, 22; ב׳ כַּשְׂדִּים Is 47:1, 5; note הַבַּת הַשּׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה Je 31:22 (‖ בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל v 21) 49:4 (= Ammon); on בַּת־אֲשֻׁרִים Ez 27:6 v. sub אֲשֻׁרִים p. 81; less often in pl. בְּנוֹת הַגּוֹיִם Ez 32:16; ב׳ גּ׳ אַדִּרִם v 18 (these perhaps sub 1 i); בְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים Ez 16:27 (in allegory); cf. also of Sodom, Samaria, Syria etc. v 44, 45, 46(×2), 53, 55(×2), 57(×2); 23:2. e.g. Isaiah 1:8
- 4. pl. = villages, after name of city, וּבְחֶשְׁבּוֹן וּבְכָל־בְּנֹתֶיהָ Nu 21:25 cf. v 32; 32:42 (E) Jos 15:45, 47(×2) (JE?) + v 28 𝔊 Di, 17:11 (6 times) v 16 (J) = Ju 1:27(×4); 11:26(×2) Je 49:2 + 17 times Ch + 6 times Ne 11:25–31. On 1 Ch 18:1 & its variation from ‖ 2 S 8:1 vid. We Dr e.g. Numbers 21:25
- 5. in phrases denoting character, quality, etc., בַּת־אֵל נֵכָר daughter of a strange god, i.e. idolatrous (woman or people) Mal 2:11; בַּת־גְּדוּד daughter of a troop, i.e. war-like city Mi 4:14; בְּנוֹת הַשִּׁיר Ec 12:4 the daughters of song, i.e. songs, melodious notes; בַּת־בְּלִיַּעַל 1 S 1:16 v. בְּלִיַּעַל sub בלה. e.g. Malachi 2:11
- 6. בַּת יַעֲנָה = ostrich Lv 11:16 = Dt 14:15; pl. בְּנוֹת יַעֲנָה Jb 30:29 Mi 1:8 Is 13:21; 34:13; 43:20 Je 50:39 (v. יַעֲנָה); בַּת־עַיִן pupil of the eye La 2:18 cf. Ethiopic ብንተ ዐይን v. also אִישׁוֹן. e.g. Leviticus 11:16
- 7. fig. לַעֲלוּקָה שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת Pr 30:15 two daughters (i.e. Sheʾôl & the barren womb, cf. Comm.) e.g. Proverbs 30:15
- 8. of vine = branch בָּנוֹת צָֽעֲדָה עֲלֵי־שׁוּר Gn 49:22 cf. Di & v. sub בֵּן. e.g. Genesis 49:22
- 9. as n. relat. (all P), of age of woman בַּת־תִּשְׁעִים שָׁנָה Gn 17:17; of ewe-lamb בַּת־שְׁנָתָהּ Lv 14:10 Nu 6:14; of she-goat id. Nu 15:27. Cf. בֵּן. 9—ii. בַּת v. בתת p. 144. e.g. Genesis 17:17
בית V daughter v. sub בן.
בית VI bath (a measure), בָּתָה, בַּתָּה v. בתת.
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. n.m. Dt 8:12 house (Ph. בת, MI. בת, sf. ביתה, Arabic بَيْتٌ, Aramaic בַּיְתָא, ܒܰܝܬܳܐ, Assyrian bîtu, COTGloss., Sab. בית, בת, fortress DHMZMG 1883, 387; temple Hal257 DHMZMG 1876, 697, Ethiopic ቤት: Palm. in בת עלמא, בת מקברתא sepulchre Vog32, 64 al.; etym. dub.; Thes √ בות, Aramaic בּוּת, ܒܳܬ spend the night, Arabic بَاتَ, Ethiopic ቤተ: but this perhaps denom., & בית from √ ל״י c. ת afform. cf. Sta§ 187 a)—abs. בַּיִת Ex 12:30 +; בָּ֑יִת Gn 33:17 +; בַּ֫יְתָה (ָה loc.) ψ 68:7 +; cstr. בֵּית Gn 12:15 +; sf. בֵּיתִי Gn 15:2 +; בֵּיתְךָ Gn 7:1 +, etc.; הַבַּ֫יְתָה, בַּיְתָה (in) to the house, homeward, Gn 19:10 ψ 68:7 +; also בֵּ֫יתָה (in) to the house of …; pl. בָּֽתִּים Ex 1:21 + (i.e. bâttîm, v. Nö in MeArchaeology i. 456 f., cf. Ges§ 96); cstr. בָּתֵּי Ex 8:17 +; sf. בָּתֶּיךָ Ex 10:6; בָּֽתָּיו 1 Ch 28:11; בָּתֵּינוּ Ex 12:27 +; בָּֽתֵּיכֶם Gn 42:19; בָּתֵּיהֶם Nu 16:32 +; (בָּֽתֵּ֫ימוֹ ψ 49:12), etc.;—
II. c. art. הַבַּיִת Is 15:2 according to Ew Brd Di al. n.pr.loc. but abbrev.; perhaps for בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם Je 48:22 (so Ew al.) or בֵּית בָּמוֹת cf. MI27 (cf. De Di); others (Ges De Che Or) take הַבּ׳ here = the house, i.e. temple or shrine.
I. n.pr.loc.? 𝔊 Βαιθαν (Βαιατγαν), 𝔊L Βαιθωρων, 2 K 9:27; mod. Jenîn? v. גַּן, sub גנן, and עֵין גַּנִּים; cf. StaGesch. i. 542.
I. n.f. daughter (= בַּנְתְּ from בן; Ph. בת, MI בנת pl. maidens, Assyrian bintu WincklerSargon, Gloss., Arabic بِنْتٌ Sab. בת, בנת DHMZMG 1883, 391 CISiv. 1, No. 6. 21; Aramaic ܒܰܪܬ )—ב׳ abs. Ex 1:16 +; cstr. Gn 11:29 +; sf. בִּתִּי Dt 22:16 +; בִּתְּךָ Gn 29:18 +; בִּתֵּנוּ Gn 34:17 etc.; pl. בָּנוֹת Gn 5:4 +; cstr. בְּנוֹת Gn 6:2 +; sf. בְּנֹתַי Gn 31:26 +; בְּנוֹתֶיךָ Gn 19:12 +; בְּנֹתָם Gn 34:21; בְּנוֹתֵיהֶם Dt 12:31 +, etc.;—
II. daughter v. sub בן.
III. bath (a measure), בָּתָה, בַּתָּה v. בתת.
IV. n.m. Ez 45:14 (f. Is 5:10) bath (Thes al. from above √ in sense of define, measure; cf. τέμνω; LagOr. ii. 10 f. makes = בדת, = בד + fem. ת; cf. Syriac ܒܕ, instrument for pressing olives; cf. Epiphan. βάδος = ἐλαιοτριβεῖον; & βάδος also Hesych. JosAnt. viii, 2, 9 but ed. Niese βάτους, βάτος)—בּ׳ abs. Is 5:10 + 6 times; (בָּ֑ת Ez 45:11) cstr. Ez 45:10; pl. בַּתִּים 2 Ch 2:9(×2) + 3 times;—a liquid measure = אֵיפָה of dry measure, each being 1/10 חֹמֶר (q.v.) Ez 45:11(×2), 14(×2); also Is 5:10 1 K 7:26, 38 2 Ch 2:9(×2), 4:5 + Ez 45:14(×2) (4 times in this v., Co del. a & d). Ez 45:10 בַּת־צֶדֶק a righteous (right, accurate, full) bath (‖ אֵיפַת־צֶדֶק). The actual size of bath (= ephah) is appar. c. 40 litres (= Attic metretes cf. JosAnt. viii, 2, 9; = 39.39 lit. cf. Boeckh Metrol. Untersuch. 259 f.; v. also J. Brandis Münz- Mass- u. Gewichtswesen 29 f. Smith Dict. Bible, art. Weights & Measures RiHWB 934 f.).—i. בַּת v. sub בֵּן.
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Derived from בנה (bânâh) (H1129) — to build.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
בִּית
- , inf. בּוּת (sec. r. of בוא) to go in, lodge, pass the night. Dan. VI, 19. Targ. Gen. XXXII, 22; a. fr.—Pes. 107ᵃ בת טוות (Dan. l. c.) he went to bed without tasting food. Snh. 95ᵃ (prov.) בת דינא וכ׳ if punishment is procrastinated, punishment is gone. Taan. 24ᵇ ביתו כולי וכ׳ go ye all to bed fasting. Pes. 42ᵃ מיא דביתו (Chald. transl. of the ambiguous מים שֶׁלָּנוּ) water kept in vessels over night. Ber. 60ᵇ בת בדברא he slept in the open field. Snh. 63ᵇ.—Ib. 109ᵃ top בעי למֵיבַת he wanted to stay over night; a. e.—Part. בָּאֵית. Targ. Is. LVIII, 5. e.g. Daniel 6:19
- same. Erub. 73ᵃ (opp. to taking meals).
- to keep over night, postpone burial. Snh. 47ᵃ מֵבִית ליה למת dare one postpone the burial of the dead?
בַּיִת
- cmp. preced.; v. Ges. H. Dict. s. v. as to various etymological attempts), constr. בֵּית, pl. בָּתִּים.
- 1. house, household, home. Yoma 11ᵇ ב׳ מיוחד לדירה bayith means a building intended for a dwelling. Ib. מי שמייחד ביתו לו (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he who devotes his house (its contents) to himself exclusively (unaccommodating); Arakh. 16ᵃ מי שמיוחד וכ׳.—בעל הב׳ (abbrev. בע"ה) owner, landlord; host; private man, opp. to trader, artisan &c. Ber. 46ᵃ בע"ה בוצע וכ׳ the host breaks the bread, and the guest says the blessing. Tosef. ib. IV, 14 של בע"ה home-made (bread), opp. גלוסקין; Y. ib. VI, 10ᵇ bot.—Sabb. I, 1 בע"ה the donor, opp. עני the recipient. Gen. R. s. 22; a. v. fr.—בן ב׳ inmate, attendant. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.—פסול הב׳ the degraded (slave) of the house. Gen. R. s. 70.
- 2. Esp. (הַ)בַּ׳ the Temple. בפני הב׳ in days when the Temple exists, שלא בפני הב׳ when it does not exist. Ḥull. V, 1; a. fr.—ב׳ שני or ב׳ אחרון the Second Temple. Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. fr.—הר הב׳ Temple Mount, v. הַר.
- 3. school, college, (collect.) disciples; בֵּית הלל Hillelites &c. Bets. I, 1; a. fr. Treat. Sof’rim IV, 1 של ב׳ וכ׳ those of the house of &c. [Y. Shebi. II, 33ᵈ bot., a. e. דבית … ר׳, usu. דבי, v. בֵּי].
- 4. body. Ber. 44ᵇ אוי לו לב׳ וכ׳ that human body (Rashi: stomach) is to be pitied where vegetables are a constant guest (being the only food).
- 5. wife. Yoma I, 1 ביתו זו וכ׳ ‘his house’—that means his wife. Ib. 13ᵃ והך לאו ביתו היא but this one (designated for him in case of his wife’s death) cannot be called ‘his house’. Sabb. 118ᵇ; a. fr.
- 6. Euphem. pudenda; marital intercourse. Y. Sabb. IX, 12ᵃ top; Mikv. VIII, 4 שמשה את בֵּיתָהּ she had intercourse. Ib. כבדה את הב׳ she washed &c. Y. Sot. I, 16ᶜ bot. אסורה לביתה is forbidden to her husband. Nidd. 5ᵃ מהומת לביתה she hastens to perform her marital duty. Y. ib. I, beg. 48ᵈ. Cmp. חֶדֶר.
- 7. store-house, store-room. בֵּית העצים wood-room; ב׳ התבן straw-magazine; ב׳ הבקר stable; &c. Yoma 11ᵃ; a. fr.
- 8. (geogr.) place, town, in compounds (for which see the respective determinants), e.g. ב׳ בוקיא Beth-Bukya &c.
- 9. (anat.) limb, organ, in compounds (v. supra 8)), e.g. ב׳ הבליעה œsophagus, &c.
- 10. shed for plants, covering. Shebi. II, 4 (pl.). Y. ib. 33ᵈ.—Y. Sabb. VII, 10ᵃ.—1
- receptacle, cover &c., e.g. ב׳ הדיו inkstand. Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. IV, 11; ב׳ יד sleeve, v. אוּנְקְלַי II, &c.—Men. 34ᵇ, a. e. cases of the T’fillin
- , pl. בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת
- 1. paternal home, family. Snh. 38ᵃ שני ב׳ א׳ two families (dynasties); a. fr.—Tosef. Ter. II, 11 בתי אבות = אריסי ב׳ א׳ hereditary land-tenants; B. Bath. 46ᵇ
- 2. priest’s division. Taan. II, 6; a. fr.; v. אֱנוֹשׁ pl.
- 3. origin of a law, rule &c.; cmp. אָב II. Cant. R. to II, 4 ב׳ א׳ של הלכה the origin (principle) of a legal rule. Midr. Till. to Ps. CIV, 29 wherever the root רעש is used, it means cessation of government, ואיזהו ב׳ א׳ שלהם וכ׳ and where is the origin (determining the meaning) of all of them? (Answ. Jer. LI, 29). Lev. R. s. 1, beg. מב׳ א׳ שלהן וכ׳ from the chief passage (Hag. I, 13 ‘Haggai, the messenger’ &c.) we learn that prophets are called messengers (or angels).—בֵּית דִּין (abbr. ב"ד) court.—ב"ד של שבעים ואחד or ב"ד הגדול the Great Sanedrin of seventy one members. Snh. I, 5. Y. ib. 19ᵃ bot.; a. fr.—ב"ד נוטה court of an odd number of judges. ב"ד שקול of an even number of judges. Snh. 3ᵇ.—ב"ד שריא a permitting court, opprobrious name of a court too lax in religious affairs. Y. Gitt. VII, 48ᵈ top; Y. Nidd. III, 50ᵈ bot.—[For all other compounds not self-evident, v. respective determinants.] [בית תר, v. בִּיתֵּר.—Gen. R. s. 12 בית שלו, בית של עולם, v. בִּיָּא.] e.g. Jeremiah 51:29
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Forms in the corpus
The 381 distinct written forms H1004 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 321 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H1004, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- אבן ʼeben H68 stone
- בן bên H1121 son
- בנא bᵉnâʼ H1124 to build
- בניה binyâh H1140 building
- בנין binyân H1146 building
- בת bath H1323 daughter
- מבנה mibneh H4011 building
- תבן teben H8401 stubble
- תבנית tabnîyth H8403 pattern
Derived from this word
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- בנוי Binnûwy H1131 Binnui
- בני Bânîy H1137 Bani
- בני Bunnîy H1138 Bunni
- בניה Bᵉnâyâh H1141 Benaiah
- יבנאל Yabnᵉʼêl H2995 Jabneel
- יבנה Yabneh H2996 Jabneh
- יבניה Yibnᵉyâh H2997 Ibneiah
- יבניה Yibnîyâh H2998 Ibnijah
- מבני Mᵉbunnay H4012 Mebunnai
- Βηθαβαρα Bēthabará G962 Bethabara
- בית Bayith H1006 Bajith
- בית און Bêyth ʼÂven H1007 Beth-aven
- ביתאל Bêyth-ʼÊl H1008 Bethel
- בית ארבאל Bêyth ʼArbêʼl H1009 Beth-Arbel
- בית בעל מעון Bêyth Baʻal Mᵉʻôwn H1010 Beth-baal-meon
- בית בראי Bêyth Birʼîy H1011 Beth-birei
- בית ברה Bêyth Bârâh H1012 Beth-barah
- ביתגדר Bêyth-Gâdêr H1013 Beth-gader
- בית גמול Bêyth Gâmûwl H1014 Beth-gamul
- בית דבלתים Bêyth Diblâthayim H1015 Beth-diblathaim
- ביתדגון Bêyth-Dâgôwn H1016 Beth-dagon
- בית האצל Bêyth hâʼêtsel H1018 Beth-ezel
- בית הגלגל Bêyth hag-Gilgâl H1019 Beth-gilgal
- בית הישימות Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth H1020 Beth-jesimoth
- בית הכרם Bêyth hak-Kerem H1021 Beth-haccerem
- בית המרחק Bêyth ham-Merchâq H1023 Beth Ham-merchaq
- בית המרכבות Bêyth ham-Markâbôwth H1024 Beth-marcaboth
- בית העמק Bêyth hâ-ʻÊmeq H1025 Beth-emek
- בית הערבה Bêyth hâ-ʻĂrâbâh H1026 Beth-arabah
- בית הרם Bêyth hâ-Râm H1027 Beth-aram
- בית השטה Bêyth hash-Shiṭṭâh H1029 Beth-shittah
- בית חגלה Bêyth Choglâh H1031 Beth-hoglah
- בית חורון Bêyth Chôwrôwn H1032 Beth-horon
+21 more proper names from this root (not shown).
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 67 — not the complete family. 54 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 1,623 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 1,712 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 6:14
- Exodus 1:1
- Leviticus 10:6
- Numbers 1:2
- Deuteronomy 5:6
- Joshua 2:1
- Judges 1:22
- Ruth 1:8
- 1 Samuel 1:7
- 2 Samuel 1:12
- 1 Kings 1:53
- 2 Kings 4:2
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
