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 31:37 בֵיתֶ֔ךָ vei.Te.kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.

  2. Genesis 31:41 בְּבֵיתֶךָ֒ be.vei.te.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

  3. Genesis 33:17 בָּ֑יִת Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

  4. Genesis 34:19 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.

  5. Genesis 34:26 מִבֵּ֥ית mi.Beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth.

  6. Genesis 34:29 בַּבָּֽיִת׃ ba.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

  7. Genesis 34:30 וּבֵיתִֽי׃ u.vei.Ti · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

  8. Genesis 35:2 בֵּית֔וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments:

  9. Genesis 36:6 בֵּיתוֹ֒ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.

  10. Genesis 38:11 בֵית־ veit- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

  11. Genesis 38:11 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

  12. Genesis 39:2 בְּבֵ֥ית be.Veit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  13. Genesis 39:4 בֵּית֔וֹ bei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

  14. Genesis 39:5 בְּבֵית֗וֹ be.vei.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

  15. Genesis 39:5 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

  16. Genesis 39:5 בַּבַּ֖יִת ba.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

  17. Genesis 39:8 בַּבָּ֑יִת ba.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand:

  18. Genesis 39:9 בַּבַּ֣יִת ba.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

  19. Genesis 39:11 הַבַּ֖יְתָה ha.Bay.tah · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

  20. Genesis 39:11 הַבַּ֛יִת ha.Ba.yit · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

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