בַּ֫יִת

ba.yit · house: home

Hebrew · Strong's H1004 · Noun · Sounds like: bah'-yith · 2,049 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • house: home H1004B 898
  • house: household H1004M · a Meaning of 664
  • house: temple H1004Q · in Hebrew of 398
  • house: palace H1004P · in Hebrew of 39
  • house: inside H1004O · a Meaning of 25
  • house: container H1004N · a Meaning of 9
  • House (of the Forests of Lebanon) H1004K 5
  • place H1004A 4
  • Beth-(ashbea) H1004G 2
  • Beth-(togarmah) H1004I · a Part of 2
  • Beth (Haggan) H1004H 1
  • House (of the Forest) H1004J 1
  • Beth-(baal-meon) H1004L · a Part of 1

Strong's dictionary

probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
בַּ֫יִת 2034 n.m. house
1. house
2. place
3. receptacle
4. of house as containing a family
5. household, family (592 t.)
6. house, including household affairs
7. lit. housewards, hence metaph. inwards
8. מִבַּיִת
a. adv. on the inside
b. prep. within

Every occurrence

  1. Genesis 6:14 מִבַּ֥יִת mi.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

  2. Genesis 7:1 בֵּיתְךָ֖ bei.te.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

  3. Genesis 12:1 וּמִבֵּ֣ית u.mi.Beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee:

  4. Genesis 12:15 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

  5. Genesis 12:17 בֵּית֑וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

  6. Genesis 14:14 בֵית֗וֹ vei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

  7. Genesis 15:2 בֵּיתִ֔י bei.Ti · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

  8. Genesis 15:3 בֵּיתִ֖י bei.Ti · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

  9. Genesis 17:12 בָּ֔יִת Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed.

  10. Genesis 17:13 בֵּֽיתְךָ֖ bei.te.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

  11. Genesis 17:23 בֵיתוֹ֙ vei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

  12. Genesis 17:23 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

  13. Genesis 17:27 בֵיתוֹ֙ vei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

  14. Genesis 17:27 בָּ֔יִת Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

  15. Genesis 18:19 בֵּיתוֹ֙ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    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 Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

  16. Genesis 19:2 בֵּ֨ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

  17. Genesis 19:3 בֵּית֑וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

  18. Genesis 19:4 הַבַּ֔יִת ha.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

  19. Genesis 19:10 הַבָּ֑יְתָה ha.Ba.ye.tah · A person, place or thing

    But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

  20. Genesis 19:11 הַבַּ֗יִת ha.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

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