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. 2 Samuel 11:8 לְבֵיתְךָ֖ le.vei.te.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king.

  2. 2 Samuel 11:8 מִבֵּ֣ית mi.Beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king.

  3. 2 Samuel 11:9 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

  4. 2 Samuel 11:9 בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

  5. 2 Samuel 11:10 בֵּית֑וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not go down unto thy house?

  6. 2 Samuel 11:10 בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃ bei.Te.kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not go down unto thy house?

  7. 2 Samuel 11:11 בֵּיתִ֛י bei.Ti · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

  8. 2 Samuel 11:13 בֵּית֖וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

  9. 2 Samuel 11:27 בֵּיתוֹ֙ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.

  10. 2 Samuel 12:8 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

  11. 2 Samuel 12:8 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

  12. 2 Samuel 12:10 מִבֵּיתְךָ֖ mi.bei.te.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

  13. 2 Samuel 12:11 מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ mi.bei.Te.kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

  14. 2 Samuel 12:15 בֵּית֑וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

  15. 2 Samuel 12:17 בֵיתוֹ֙ vei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

  16. 2 Samuel 12:20 בֵית־ veit- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of Jehovah, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

  17. 2 Samuel 12:20 בֵּית֔וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of Jehovah, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

  18. 2 Samuel 13:7 הַבַּ֣יְתָה ha.Bay.tah · A person, place or thing

    Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.

  19. 2 Samuel 13:7 בֵּ֚ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.

  20. 2 Samuel 13:8 בֵּ֛ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

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