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Strong's #1004 - בַּיִת
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
- nm
- house
- house, dwelling habitation
- shelter or abode of animals
- human bodies (figuratively)
- of Sheol
- of abode of light and darkness
- of land of Ephraim
- place
- receptacle
- home, house as containing a family
- household, family
- those belonging to the same household
- family of descendants, descendants as organized body
- household affairs
- inwards (metaphorically)
- (TWOT) temple
- house
- adv
- on the inside
- within
- on the inside
- prep
- Book
- Word
did not use
this Strong's Number
1045) tb (בת BT) AC: Lodge CO: House AB: ?: The pictograph b is the tent or house. The t is two crossed sticks meaning a mark or sign. The family mark is the name of the patriarch of the family (such as "the house of Jacob") . The primary function of the tent is to provide a protection and a sleeping area at night. (eng: bed - for sleeping at night in the house; both - the letter beyt is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
A) tb (בת BT) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown meaning;]
Nm) tb (בת BT) - Bat: A standard of measure. KJV (15): bath - Strongs: H1324 (בַּת), H1325 (בַּת)
J) tfb (בות BWT) AC: ? CO: Lodge AB: ?: A place for spending the night.
V) tfb (בות BWT) - Lodge: To spend the night. [Aramaic only] KJV (1): (vf: Paal) passed the night - Strongs: H956 (בּוּת)
M) tib (בית BYT) AC: ? CO: House AB: ?: The house or tent where the family spends the night.
Nm) tib (בית BYT) - I. House:The structure or the family, as a household that resides within the house. II. Within:[Hebrew and Aramaic; The short form " b " is used as a prefix meaning "in" or "with”] KJV (2099): house, household, home, within, family, temple, prison, place, dungeon - Strongs: H1004 (בַּיִת), H1005 (בַּיִת)
mm ) ntib (ביתנ BYTN) - Palace: A large house. KJV (3): palace - Strongs: H1055 (בִּיתָן)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 house, a. as dwelling habitation Genesis 19:2,3,4,11; Genesis 27:15; Genesis 33:17 (object of בָּנָה) Exodus 12:7 + often; מוֺשַׁב׳בּ Leviticus 25:29 (compare בַּיִת לְשִׁבְתִּי 2 Samuel 7:5); בֵּית = in the house of, when modifying word follows, compare Dr Sm 29, n. 2 (after stative construct מוֺלֶדֶתבַּיִת אוֺ מוֺלֶדֶת חוּץ Leviticus 19:9); e.g. אָבִיךָ׳בּ Genesis 24:23; אִישָׁהּ׳בּ Numbers 30:11 יהוה׳בּ 2 Kings 23:24; so in proper name ביתאל Amos 7:13; (ה)בַּ֫יְתָה into the house, home Exodus 9:19 (of man & beast) compare, Judges 19:18; 1 Samuel 6:7 (compare 1 Samuel 6:10) 1 Kings 13:7,15; Psalm 68:7; Isaiah 14:17 etc.; compare below 7 below; partic (α) in J occasionally of tent Genesis 27:15; compare Genesis 33:17 (with בנה; here of nomad's hut); usually (β) house of solid materials, with doorposts, etc. Exodus 12:7; Deuteronomy 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:20, walls Leviticus 14:37,39, of stones, timber & mortar Leviticus 14:45 (compare Leviticus 14:40; Leviticus 14:42; Leviticus 14:43); so also Joshua 2:15; supported by pillars Judges 16:26f.; with roof on which one could walk 2 Samuel 11:12 etc.; see especially temple and king's house in Jerusalem 1 Kings 5-7 etc.; compare Song of Solomon 1:7; Jeremiah 22:14; of Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 40f.; בָּֽתֵּכֶם סְפוּנִים of luxurious houses Haggai 1:4; בנה בָּֽתִּים טֹבִים Deuteronomy 8:12; בּנהבַּיִתחָֿדָשׁ Deuteronomy 20:5; compare Deuteronomy 22:8; also with בנה Deuteronomy 28:30 + often; (γ) construct before word of material, אֲרָזִים׳בּ 2 Samuel 7:2,7 = 1 Chronicles 17:1 (׳הַא׳בּ) 1 Chronicles 17:6; הַשֵּׁן׳בּ 1 Kings 22:39 compare Amos 3:15; גָּזִית׳בּ house of hewn stone Amos 5:11; compare בֵּית יַעַר הַלְּבָנוֺן 1 Kings 7:2; 2 Chronicles 9:20, בֵּית הַיַּעַר Isaiah 22:8; (δ) also before word of quality or characteristic, בֵּית אֵבֶל Ecclesiastes 7:2 "" מִשְׁתֶּה׳בּ Ecclesiastes 7:4 "" שִׂמְחָה׳בּ; מַרְזֵחַ׳בּ Jeremiah 16:5; מִשְׁתֶּה׳בּ Jeremiah 16:8; בָּֽתֵּי חֶמְדָּתֵךְ Ezekiel 26:12; בֵּית תַּעֲנֻגֶי֑הָ Micah 2:9; compare מְרִי׳בּ rebellious house below 5. d below; (ε) in combinations, of structures for various purposes: — (1) בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ = palace 1 Kings 9:1,10; 1 Kings 10:12 +, etc.; בֵּית מַמְלָכָה Amos 7:13 compare below
2 below; הַמַּלְכוּת׳בּ Esther 5:1; compare Esther 2:16; לְמַלְכוּתוֺ׳בּ 2 Chronicles 1:18; (2) בֵּית הַסֹּהַר = the prison Genesis 39:20 (twice in verse); Genesis 39:21,22 (twice in verse); Genesis 39:23; Genesis 40:3,5; compare מִשְׁמַרְכֶם׳בּ Genesis 42:19; מִשְׁמֶרֶת׳בּ 2 Samuel 20:3; ׳בּהָאָסוּר Jeremiah 37:15; הָאֲסיּרים׳בּ Judges 16:21,25; הָסֿוּרִים׳בּ Ecclesiastes 4:14; הַכֶּלֶא׳בּ 1 Kings 22:27; 2 Kings 17:4; 2 Chronicles 18:26; Jeremiah 37:15,18 compare Isaiah 42:7; כֶּלֶא׳בּ 2 Kings 25:27; הַמַּהְמֶּכֶת׳בּ 2 Chronicles 16:10; הַכְּליּ֯א׳בּ Jeremiah 37:4; Jeremiah 52:31; בָּֽתֵּי כְלָאִים Isaiah 42:22; בֵּיתהַֿבּוֺר Jeremiah 37:16; הַמְּקֻדּוֺת׳בּ Jeremiah 52:31; -3בֵּיתהַנָּשִׁים house of the women, harem Esther 2:9,11,13,14; -4מִשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן׳בּ Esther 7:8; הַיָּ֑יִן׳בּ Song of Solomon 2:4; compare בָּֽתֵּימָשׂוֺשׂ Isaiah 32:13; -5בֵּית הַחֹרֶף Amos 3:15; Jeremiah 36:22; ׳הַקָּ֑יִץ בּ Amos 3:15; -6בֵּית נְכֹתֹה & בֵּית כֵּלָיו 2 Kings 20:13 = Isaiah 39:2; -7בֵּית הַגָּן garden-h. (or proper name? compare p. III) 2 Kings 9:27; -8בֵּיתעֵֿקֶד binding-h. (or proper name?) 2 Kings 10:12,14; -9בֵּיתעֲבָדִים h. of slaves (where slaves live), only figurative of Egypt Exodus 13:3,14; Exodus 20:2; Deuteronomy 5:6; Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 8:14; Deuteronomy 13:6; Deuteronomy 13:11; Joshua 24:17; Judges 6:8; Micah 6:4; Jeremiah 34:13; — on הַחָפְשִׁית׳בּ 2 Kings 15:5 2 Chronicles 26:21 compare חפשׁית; especially (10) ׳בֵּית י = temple 1 Kings 7:12,40,45,51 & very often; also (mostly late) בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים 1 Chronicles 9:11,13,26 + often; but also of earlier tent of worship Judges 18:31; see also הָאֹהֶל׳בּ 1 Chronicles 9:23, compare אֱלֹהִים׳בּ of local shrine 1 Chronicles 17:5; & also in mouth of Jacob, as explanation of name of Bethel Genesis 28:17 (compare Genesis 28:19), & as name of stone, or MaÁÁeba Genesis 28:22 = (all E); also ׳י׳ב of earlier tent of worship Judges 19:18; 1 Samuel 1:7,24; 2 Samuel 12:20 (compare further אֱלֹהִים, יהוה); הָאוֺצָר׳בּ Malachi 3:10; compare הֵיכַל הַבַּיִת 1 Kings 6:3, & ׳בּ alone in same sense, especially 1 Kings 6 compare 2 Chronicles 1:18; 2 Chronicles 2:3; 2 Chronicles 2:11 +; see 1 Chronicles 28:2 ׳מְנוּחָה לַאֲרוֺן בְּרִיתיֿ׳בּ וְלַהֲדֹם רַגְלֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ; also בֵּית הַקֹּדֶשׁ 1 Chronicles 29:3; קֹדֶשׁ׳בּ הַקֳּדָשִׁים 2 Chronicles 3:8,10 קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ׳בּ Isaiah 64:10; בֵּיתזְֿבֻל 2 Chronicles 6:2; בֵּית זָ֑בַח 2 Chronicles 7:12 בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2 Chronicles 36:17; תְּפִלָּה׳בּ Isaiah 56:7 (twice in verse); תִּפְאַרְתִּי׳בּ Isaiah 60:7; also of heathen temples בַּעַלבְּֿרִית׳ב Judges 9:4; דָּֿגוֺן׳ב 1 Samuel 5:5 עַשְׁתָּרוֺת׳ב 1 Samuel 31:10; רִמּוֺן׳ב 2 Kings 5:18 (3t. in verse); הַבַּעַל׳ב 2 Kings 10:21 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 10:23,25,26,27; 2 Kings 11:18; עֲצַבֵּיהֶם׳בּ 1 Samuel 31:9 (but read rather אתעֿצביהם as in "" 1 Chronicles 10:9 so ᵐ5 We Dr); בֵּית בָּמוֺת 1 Kings 12:31 (compare MI בת במת) see also 1 Kings 13:32; 2 Kings 17:29,32; בֵּית אוֺצַר אֱלֹהָיו Daniel 1:2 etc.; made of woven material 2 Kings 23:7; אֲשֶׁר הַנָּשִׁים אֹרְגוֺתשָׁם בָּֽתִּים לָאֲשֵׁרָה perhaps = tent-shrines but text dubious ᵐ5 χεττιεῖν (כתנות ?); ᵐ5 L στολάς; compare Ew H iii.718 & Klo; (ζ) of portion of larger building (late), so plural בָּֽתָּיו 1 Chronicles 28:11i.e. of the temple ("" גַּנְזַכָּיו, עֲלִיֹּתָיו, חֲדָרָיו); compare הַכַּמֹּרֶת׳בּ ib.; הַמְֿבַשְּׁלִים׳בּ Ezekiel 46:24.
b. as shelter or abode of animals 1 Samuel 6:7,10 compare Exodus 9:19; בֵּית עַכָּבִישׁ Job 8:14 spider's web (compare בָּנָהכָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֺ Job 27:18); of wild ass Job 39:6 שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָהבֵיתוֺ; צִמּוֺר מָֽצְאָה בַּיִת Psalm 84:4 ("" קֵן); חֲסִידָה בְּרוֺשִׁיםבֵּיתָהּ Psalm 104:17 (compare "" & Che); Proverbs 30:26 (of the שְׁפַנִּים 'conies').
c. figurative of human bodies בָּֽתֵּיחֹֿמֶר Job 4:19 houses of clay, compare in phrase שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת Ecclesiastes 12:3 keepers of the house, i.e. the arms; see further בֵּית מְגוּרָ֑י Psalm 119:54.
d. of sh®°ôl, שְׁאוֺל בֵּיתִי Job 17:13, compare בֵּית מוֺעֵד לְכָלחָֿ֑י Job 30:23 ("" מָוֶת); בֵּית עוֺלָמוֺ Ecclesiastes 12:5 (perhaps = tomb, see De).
e. of abode of light & darkness Job 38:20.
f. of land of Ephraim asיהוה ׳בּ Hosea 8:1; Hosea 9:15 (compare ׳אֶרֶץ י Hosea 9:3). 2 place, of Jerusalem בֵּית קִבְרוֺת אֲבֹתַי Nehemiah 2:3 ("" עִיר Nehemiah 2:5), compare also proper name compounded with בֵּית, below, & בֵּית מַמְלָכָה Amos 7:13 (predicate of Bethel); בֵּית נְתִיבוֺת Proverbs 8:2i.e. where paths meet RV; אֲבָנִים׳בּ Job 8:17; on both these see בֵּית below [בַּיִן] בֵּין p. 108.
3 receptacle, תְּעָלָה כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם 1 Kings 18:32 a trench like a receptacle of two seahs; בָּֽתֵּי נֶפֶשׁ Isaiah 3:20i.e. vials of perfume; especially בָּֽתִּים לְבַדִּים Exodus 25:27 holders for the staves, i.e. rings, טַבָּעֹת ib.; so Exodus 37:14,27; Exodus 38:5; compare בָּֽתִּים לַבְּרִיחִם Exodus 26:29; Exodus 36:34 holders for the bars (all P, & all explained by טבעת); בֵּיתלָֿהּ סָבִיב Ezekiel 1:27 (si vera lectio) its [construct as Psalm 58:5] house (= enclosing cage) was round about (strike out B Hi Co).
4 of house as containing a family, hence in phrase of slaves belonging to householdיְלִידֵי בֵיתוֺ Genesis 14:14; compare Genesis 17:12 (opposed to מִקְנַתכֶּֿסֶף) Genesis 17:13 (all "" id.) figurative of Israel Jeremiah 2:14 ("" עֶבֶד); compare בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי Genesis 15:3; בְּנֵיבַֿיִת הָיָה לִי Ecclesiastes 2:7 (as token of wealth & prosperity); also of one's sister מוֺלֶדֶת בַּיִת Leviticus 18:19 ("" חוּץ׳מ compare below); אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֺ Genesis 17:27; ׳נַפְשׁוֺת בּ Genesis 36:6; כָּלהַֿנֶּפֶשׁלְבֵיתיַֿעֲקֹב Genesis 46:27. Hence
5 household, family (592t.)
a. ordinary sense, those belonging to the same household Genesis 7:1; Genesis 12:1,17 +, Deuteronomy 6:22; Deuteronomy 11:6 +; Hexateuch mostly J D; E Genesis 35:2; Genesis 42:33; Genesis 50:22 compare Exodus 1:21 below; P Genesis 36:6; Exodus 1:1; Exodus 12:4; Leviticus 16:6,11,17; Numbers 16:32; Numbers 18:31; Joshua 22:15; even where expressly said to inhabit tents Numbers 16:32; Deuteronomy 11:6 אֶתבָּֽֿתֵּיהֶם וְאֶתאָֿהֳלֵיהֶם; specifically ׳זְקַןבּֿ Genesis 24:2; compare Genesis 50:7 (of rank & dignity in household); of a family of handicraftsmen מִשְׁמְּחוֺת בֵּיתעֲֿבֹדַת הַבֻּץ 1 Chronicles 4:21 (see בוץ); also, with figurative of house clearly in mind ׳מִשְׁקֹלֶת בּ 2 Kings 21:13; ׳מַפְתֵּחַ בּ Isaiah 22:22.
b. family of descendants, descendants as organized body Genesis 18:19 (J "" בָּנִים) +, & so with בָּנָה (q. v.) אחיו׳יִבְנֶה בּ Deuteronomy 25:9 compare Ruth 4:11 &, subject ׳י, לְ׳בָּנָה בּ 2 Samuel 7:27 = 1 Chronicles 17:10,25; also 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Kings 11:38 (both נֶאֱמָן׳בּ), so לְ׳עשׂה בּ 2 Samuel 7:11; 1 Kings 2:24; also plural וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּֽתִּים Exodus 1:21; נֶאֱמָן לְ׳עשׂה ב 1 Samuel 25:28; compare especially with proper name, e.g.
c. בֵּית שָׁאוּל 2 Samuel 3:1 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 3:6 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 3:8,10; 2 Samuel 9:1,2,3,9; 2 Samuel 16:5 (׳שׁ׳משׁפחת בּ) 2 Samuel 16:8; 2 Samuel 19:18 (compare 2 Samuel 21:1 where read וְאֶלֿבֵּיתֹה דָמִים so ᵐ5 We Dr) 1 Chronicles 12:29; בֵּית דָּוִד 2 Samuel 3:1,6; 2 Samuel 7:26 = 1 Chronicles 17:24 (compare context in both), 1 Kings 12:19 2 Chronicles 10:19,2Chronicles 10:20; 2 Chronicles 10:26; 2 Chronicles 13:2; 2 Chronicles 14:8; 2 Kings 17:21; Isaiah 7:2,13; Isaiah 22:22; Jeremiah 21:12; Zechariah 12:7,8,10,12 (׳דּ׳משׁפחת בּ) 2 Chronicles 21:7; Psalm 122:5; יָרָבְעָם׳בּ 1 Kings 13:34; 1 Kings 14:10 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 14:13,14; 1 Kings 15:29; 1 Kings 16:3; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9; 2 Kings 13:6; אַחְאָב׳בּ 2 Kings 8:18,27 (3t. in verse) (of Ahaziah ׳א׳חֲתַן בּ), 2 Kings 9:7,8,9; 2 Kings 10:10,11; 2 Kings 21:13; Micah 6:16; 2 Chronicles 21:6; 21:13; 22:3; 22:4; 22:7; 22:8; etc.
d. especially of Hebrew people & subdivisions: (α) בֵּית יִשְׂחָ֑ק Amos 7:16; (β) עֵשָׂו׳בּ Obadiah 18 (twice in verse); (γ) בֵּיתיַעֲקֹב Genesis 46:27 (P) Exodus 19:3 (E) Amos 3:13; Amos 9:8; Micah 2:7; Micah 3:9; Obadiah 17,18; Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 14:1; Isaiah 29:22; Isaiah 46:3; Isaiah 48:1; Isaiah 58:1; Jeremiah 2:4; Jeremiah 5:20; Psalm 114:1; also יעקב׳זֶרַע בּ Ezekiel 20:5 (strike out Co); most frequently (δ) בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל (Vrss & variant reading sometimes בני see בֵּן) Hexateuch Exodus 16:31; Exodus 40:38; Leviticus 10:6; Numbers 20:29 (all P) Leviticus 17:3,8,10; Leviticus 22:18 (H) Joshua 21:43 (D); 1 Samuel 7:2 8t. Samuel Kings; Hosea 1:4,6; Hosea 5:1; Hosea 6:10; Hosea 12:1; Amos 5:1 7t. Amos; Micah 1:5; Micah 3:1,9; Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 14:2, also Isaiah 46:3; Isaiah 63:7; Zechariah 8:13; but especially Jeremiah 2:4,26 17t. Jeremiah; Ezekiel 3:1,4,5,7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 3:17 75t. Ezekiel; also יִשְׂרָאֵל׳זֶרַע בּ Jeremiah 23:8; Ezekiel 44:22 (Co strike out ׳בּ); שְׁנֵי בָֽתֵּייִשְׂרָאֵל Isaiah 8:14; בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה Ezekiel 9:9 + Ezekiel 25:8 Co; futher בֵּית מְרִי rebellious house (of Israel) Ezekiel 2:5,6; Ezekiel 3:9,26,27; Ezekiel 12:2,3, & הַמֶּ֑רִי׳בּ Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 12:2,9,25; Ezekiel 17:12; Ezekiel 24:3 [+ Ezekiel 44:6 Co]; (ε) בֵּית יְהוּדָה 2 Samuel 2:4,7,10,11; 1 Kings 12:21 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Kings 19:30 = Isaiah 37:31; Isaiah 22:21; Hosea 1:7; Hosea 5:12,14; Zephaniah 2:7; Zechariah 8:13,15,19; Zechariah 10:3,6; Zechariah 12:4, & especially Jeremiah 3:18 9t. Jeremiah; Ezekiel 4:6 4t. Ezekiel + Ezekiel 9:9 above; also יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן׳בּ 1 Kings 12:23; מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה׳בּ Jeremiah 21:11; Jeremiah 22:6; (ζ) יוֺסֵף׳בּ Genesis 50:8; Joshua 17:17; Joshua 18:5 (all J E) Judges 1:22,23,35; 2 Samuel 19:21; 1 Kings 11:28; Amos 5:6; Obadiah 18; Zechariah 10:6; (η) אֶפְרַיִם׳בּ Judges 10:9; (θ) בִּנְיָמִן׳בּ 2 Samuel 3:19 compare 1 Kings 12:23 above; (ι) יִשָּׂשכָר׳בּ 1 Kings 15:27; (κ) לֵוִי׳בּ Exodus 2:1 (E) Numbers 17:23 (P) Zechariah 12:13 (׳ל׳משׁפחת ב), Psalm 135:20; & (λ) אַהֲרֹן׳בּ Psalm 115:10; Psalm 115:12; Psalm 118:3; Psalm 135:19.
e. technically, yet with some looseness of usage, בֵּית אָב father's house, of family or clan, plural בֵּית אָבוֺת father-houses, families (e.g. Numbers 1:2) (79t.; only P & Chronicles) Exodus 6:14; Exodus 12:3; Numbers 1:2,4,18 41t. Numbers; Joshua 22:14 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 4:38; 1 Chronicles 5:13 25t. Chronicles; Ezra 2:59; Ezra 10:16; Nehemiah 7:61; Nehemiah 10:35; = tribe Numbers 17:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 17:18; Numbers 17:21; = main division of tribe Numbers 3:20,24 +, compare Numbers 34:14 (twice in verse) etc.; futher sub-division Exodus 12:3; 1 Chronicles 7:2,7 +; compare especially 1 Chronicles 23:11 Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, therefore they became לְבֵית אָב לִפְקֻדָּה אֶחָ֑ת (compare ראשׁי אבות, below אב).
6 house, including
בַּיִת const. בֵּית; with ה parag. בַּיְתָה Genesis 19:10 const. בֵּיתָה Genesis 43:17 plur. בָּתִּים bottim; with suff. בָּתֵּינוּ, בָּֽתֵּיכֶם, בָּֽתֵּיהֶם, for בָּתְתִים from the unused sing. בֹּתֶת (compare Syr. ܒܳܬܝܺܢ Lehrg. 604); m., a house, Arab. بَيْتُ, Syr. ܒܰܬܐܳ, Ethiop. ቤት፡. [“Phœnic. defective בת, see Monumm. Phœnic. p. 348.”] (Some derive it from the root בּוּת to pass the night, to remain. But still בַּיִת, בַּיְת may have sprung from the harder בַּנְת from the root בָּנָה, as δόμος, domus, from δέμω, and as to the form, like above אִישׁ, which has been shewn to be for אֵנֶשׁ, אֵנְשׁ. If this conjecture be adopted, בּוּת may be a secondary root from the noun בַּיִת, and בָּתִּים for בָּנְתִים from the sing. בֹּנֶת i.q. בֶּנֶת. To the proposed etymology we may add the following examples of the letter נ softened into a vowel, כִּיס for כֵּנֶס a purse; כּוֹס a cup, for כֹּנֶס; שַׁיִת a thorn, for שֶׁנֶת (prop. שַׁיְתְּ for שַׁנְתְּ); חוֹחַ ὄγκος, ἄγκος, uncus, for חֹנֶח from the root חָנַה= חָנַךְ; חִין for חֵנֶן; perhaps כּוּשׁ (Ethiopia), i.q. כֹּנֶשׁ congregation, conflux = حبش; Greek εἷς(ἐνός) for ἕνς: Lat. unus, εἰς, prep. for ἐνς (see Car. Schmidt, De Præposit. Gram. p. 7), τυφθείς for τυφθένς: ὀδούς for ὀδόνς: Latin dens)-בֶּן־הַבַּיִת “son of a house,” Genesis 15:3; Ecclesiastes 2:7 and יְלִיד בַּיִת Genesis 17:12, 27 Genesis 17:27; Jeremiah 2:14 is, verna, a servant or slave “born in the house,” and for that reason of more sure fidelity; אֲשֶׁר עַל הַבַּיִת with regard to private persons is οἰ̓κόνομος, dispensator, steward, a servant set over the houshold and the other servants, Genesis 43:16, 44:1 but see below, No. 3. בָּתֵּי חֹמֶר “houses of clay,” Job 4:19, a name given to human bodies as being frail and transitory (compare 2 Corinthians 5:1, and commentators on that passage). The house of God is once used of the whole world [?], Psalms 36:9. In acc. const. בֵּית is often used for בְּבֵית in any one’s house, Genesis 24:23, 38:11 elsewhere in the house, at home; הַבַּיְתָה into the house, Genesis 24:32. Specially it is
(1) a moveable house, a tent, Arab. بيت Genesis 27:15, 33:17 used of tents consecrated [to idols], 2 Kings 23:7 compare בָּמָה No. 3, 4; יְהֹוָה, בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִים used of the tabernacle of the covenant, Exodus 23:19; Joshua 6:24; Judges 18:31; 1 Samuel 1:7, 24 1 Samuel 1:24, 3:15 2 Samuel 12:20; Psalms 5:8. [“In other places בַּיִת and אֹהֶל are opposed.”]
(2) a royal house, a palace, fortress; more fully, בֵּית הַמֶּלֶּךְ 2 Samuel 11:2, 2 Samuel 11:9; 1 Kings 9:1, 10 1 Kings 9:10, 14:26 15:18, and בֵּית הַמַּלְכוּת Esther 1:9, κατʼ ἐξοχὴν הַבַּיִת; whence אֲשֶׁר עַל הַבַּיִת the prefect of the palace, one of the king’s friends, who was entrusted with the key of the royal citadel (Isaiah 22:22), and who was superintendent of the king’s houshold at large (about equivalent to maréchal du palais, Hofmarfchall), 1 Kings 4:6; 2 Kings 10:5, 15:5 Isaiah 22:15 (compare Daniel 2:49); in the later Hebrew רַב הַבַּיִת Esther 1:8 (see No. 1). בֵּית דָּוִר the palace of David, Isaiah 22:22 בֵּית פַּרְעֹה the citadel, or palace of Pharaoh, Genesis 12:15. Sometimes used of particular parts of the royal citadel, which, however, consisted of entire houses; בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים Esther 2:3,.
(3) the house of God, i.e. temple; used of the temples of idols, Isaiah 37:38, 44:13 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 5:5 and of the temple of Jehovah at Jerusalem, called בֵּית אֱלֹהִים, בֵּית יְהֹוָה 1 Kings 6:5, 37 1 Kings 6:37, 7:12 Isaiah 66:1, and very frequently (compare No. 1).
(4) a sepulchre, especially one much adorned, Isaiah 14:18 compare מִשְׁכָּן Isaiah 22:16. More fully called בֵּית הָעוֹלָם “eternal house,” Ecclesiastes 12:5.
(5) dwelling, abode, habitation, place of any kind.
(a) of men, e. g. of Hades, Job 17:13. [“הָעָם בֵּית collect. “houses of the people,” i.e. of the citizens, Jeremiah 39:8, i.q. בָּתֵּי יְרוּשָׁלַם Jeremiah 52:13 בֵּית עֲבָדִים “house of servants,” i.e. workhouse, prison, spoken of Egypt, Exodus 20:2.”]
(b) of beasts, Job 39:6; Psalms 84:4, 104:17 (compare Virg. Georg. ii. 209, antiquasque domes avium); בֵּית עַכָּבִישׁ “the house of the spider,” Job 8:14 Arab. بيت المنكبوث; “the house of the moth,” Job 27:18.
(c) receptacle, place for inanimate things; בָּתֵּי נָפֶשׁ perfume boxes, Isaiah 3:20 לַבְּרִיחִים, בָּתִּים לַבַּדִּים, places to receive the carrying bars, Exodus 26:29, 36:34 37:14 38:5 1 Kings 18:32, “and he made a trench כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם זֶרַע of the content of two seahs of seed.” בֵּית אֲבָנִים a stony place (in the earth), Job 8:17; Nehemiah 2:3; Ezekiel 41:9, אֲשֶׁר לַבַּיִת בֵּית צְלָעוֹת “the content of the side chambers of the temple.”
(6) the inner part, what is inside, within (opp. to חוּץ outside, without). בַּיְתָה Exodus 28:26 מִבַּיִת Genesis 6:14; Exodus 25:11, 37:2, and מִבַּיְתָה 1 Kings 6:15 (compare מִן No. 3), inside, within. Opp. to מִחוּץ. בֵּית לְ Ezekiel 1:27 מִבַּיִת לְ 1 Kings 6:16 לְמִבֵּית לְ Numbers 18:7, within (some space). אֶל־מִבֵּית לְ within, 2 Kings 11:15 comp. אֶל־ A, 9. (From this signification is formed Ch. בֵּי in, whence the prefix בְּ has been derived above.)
(7) used figuratively for “persons living together in a house,” family (comp. Arab. أَهْلُ) i.e. wife and children and all the domestics, Genesis 7:1, 12:17 35:2 36:6 42:19. So “the king’s house,” is used of the courtiers, Isaiah 22:18 בֵּית פַּרְעֹה i.q. עַבְדֵי פַרְעֹה Genesis 50:4. Hence
(8) those sprung from any family, descendants, offspring, progeny, i.q. בָּנִים (in which sense it is joined with a pl. Isaiah 2:5) Genesis 18:19 בֵּית לֵוִי i.q. בְּנֵי לֵוִי Exodus 2:1 בֵּית יוֹסֵף Joshua 17:17 בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, בֵּית יְהוּדָה, בֵּית דָּוִד the race of David, 1 Samuel 20:16; Isaiah 7:2, 13 (οἶκος Δαβίδ, Luke 1:27). Like בְּנֵי it is used figuratively, as בֵּית מִלְחַמְתִּי i.q. בְּנֵי מִלְחַמְתִּי my adversaries, my enemies, 2 Chronicles 35:21 בֵּית מְרִי a stubborn race, Ezekiel 2:5 and on the other hand בֵּית יְהֹוָה sons, family of God, i.q. Israel, Numbers 12:7; Hosea 8:1 like οἶκος Θεοῦ [The Church], 1 Timothy 3:15. In some other phrases the figure of a house is preserved. Ruth 4:11, of Leah and Rachel, “they built the house of Israel,” i.e. founded the Israelitish nation. בָּנָה בַיִת לְ to build a house for any one, i.e. to give him offspring, progeny; said of a levir (i.q. הֵקִים שֵׁם לְ) Deuteronomy 25:9 of God, 1 Samuel 2:35, 25:28 2 Samuel 7:27 of the same meaning is עָשָׂה בַיִת לְ 2 Samuel 7:11.
(9) it is also applied to wealth, property, what is kept in a house, and all that belongs to a family; Esther 8:1, בֵּית הָמָן, LXX. ὅσα ὑπάρχει Ἀμάν, comp. 2:7 Genesis 15:2; Exodus 1:21 so Gr. οἰκία, οἶκος.
(10) בֵּית אָב pr. “a father’s house,” Genesis 24:23 “a father’s family,” 31:30. In the enumerations of the Hebrews, the particular tribes (שְׁבָטִים, מַטּוֹת) were divided into families (מִשְׁפָּחוֹת), the families into “fathers’ houses,” בֵּית הָאָבוֹת. In this signification in pl. for בָּתֵּי אָב there is often used בֵּית אָבוֹת, a mode of forming the pl. of compound nouns which is more used in Syriac [Hebr. Gram. § 106, 3, c.]. Numbers 1:2, “number the children of Israel לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם according to their families and their fathers’ houses;” Numbers 1:18, 20, 22, 24, 26, seq.; 2:2, seq. Over the fathers’ houses were רָאשֵׁי בֵית אֲבוֹתָם Exodus 6:14 רָאשִׁים לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם 1 Chronicles 5:24 generally by ellipsis, רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת Numbers 31:26; Joshua 14:1 or שָׂרֵי הָאָבוֹת 1 Chronicles 29:6 נְשִׂיאֵי הָאָבוֹת 2 Chronicles 5:2, “princes of houses,” patriarchs.
בֵּית is very often [“especially in later writers”] prefixed to the proper names of towns, sometimes as a constituent part of the name, sometimes so that it may be omitted (see letters e, h, i, l, u, v), most frequently in writers of a later age, like the Syr. ܒܶܝܬ, compare Germ. haufen in Nordhaufen, Mühlhaufen. Of this kind are
(a) בֵּית אָוֶן (“house of vanity,” i.e. of idols, see אָוֶן No. 1 ), [Beth-Aven], a town of the tribe of Benjamin, to the east of the city of Bethel, Joshua 7:2; 1 Samuel 13:5 with a desert of the same name, Joshua 18:12. The Talmudists have confounded this town with the neighbouring city of Beth-El (letter b), from the latter having been sometimes called by the prophets in contempt בֵּית־אָוֶן, see אָוֶן.
(b) בֵּית אֵל (“house of God”), [Beth-el], a very ancient city of the Canaanites, afterwards of the Benjamites; until the time of Joshua called לוּז (Joshua 18:13, and compare לוּז), although once (16:2 ) the two names are distinguished from the writer speaking more accurately. It was situated on a mountain (1 Samuel 13:2; Joshua 16:1 compare Genesis 35:1), where the tabernacle of the covenant was placed [?] (Judges 20:18, 26 Judges 20:26, 27 Judges 20:27, 21:2 1 Samuel 10:3), and where afterwards Jeroboam set up the worship of the calves (1 Kings 12:28, seq.). Compare בֵּית אָוֶן and אָוֶן. Various and discrepant [not so!] traditions of the origin of this city are given, Genesis 28:10, seq.; 35:1, seq. Genesis 28:9, seq., which are discussed by de Wette (Kritik der Israel. Gesch. i. 124). [The inspired account is plain enough, and contains neither discrepancy nor contradiction]. Gent. n. is בֵּית הָאֱלִי 1 Kings 16:34. [Now called Beitîn بيتين, Rob. ii. 126.]
(c) בֵּית הָאֶצֶל (“house of firm root,” i.e. of fixed seat), [Beth-ezel], a town of Judæa or Samaria, Mich. 1:11, where allusion is made to this etymology.
(d) בֵּית אַרְבְּאֵל (“house of the ambush of God”), [Beth-arbel], Hosea 10:14 prob. Ἄρβηλα of the Galilæans (1Ma_9:2 ); situated between Sepphoris and Tiberias (Josh. Arch. xii. 11, § 1, xiv. 15, § 4; De Vita Sua, § 60). [Perhaps Irbid, Rob. iii. 282.]
(e) בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן [Beth-baal-meon], Joshua 13:17 elsewhere בַּעַל מְעוֹן Numbers 32:38, and בֵּית מְעוֹן (“house of habitation”), Jeremiah 48:23 a town assigned to the tribe of Reuben, but which afterwards passed into the hands of the Moabites. Its ruins called ميعون [Mîʾûn], are mentioned by Burckhardt, Travels in Syr. p. [365] 624, Germ. trans. It appears to be the same as בְּעוֹן (for מְעוֹן) Numbers 32:3.
(f) בֵּית בִּרְאִי (“house of my creation”), [Beth-birei], a town of the Simeonites, 1 Chronicles 4:31 perhaps corrupted from בֵּית לְבָאוֹת Joshua 19:6.
(g) בֵּית בָּרָה [Beth-barah], Judges 7:24, a place on the Jordan, pr. for בֵּית עֲבָרָה (“house of passage”), compare Βηθαβαρά, John 1:28, in many copies.
(h) בֵּית נָּדֵר (“house of the wall”), [Beth-gader], a town of the tribe of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:51, i.q. גְּדֵרָה which see.
(1) בֵּית גִּלְגָּל [“the house of Gilgal”], Nehemiah 12:29, i.q. גִּלְגָּל which see.
(k) בֵּית גָּמוּל (“house of the weaned”), [Beth-gamul], a town of the Moabites, Jeremiah 48:23.
(l) בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם [Beth-diblathaim], Jeremiah 48:22, and דִּבְלָתַיִם Numbers 33:46 (“two cakes of figs”), a town of the Moabites.
(m) בֵּית דָּגוֹן (“house of Dagon”), [Beth-dagon], a town
(α) of the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:41.
(β) of the Asherites, Joshua 19:27.
(n) בֵּית הָרָם (“house of the lofty”), [Beth-aram], Joshua 13:27, a city of the Gadites; Numbers 32:36, called בֵּית הָרָן, afterwards Julias, Livias; see Joseph. Ant. xviii. 2, § 1 Jerome voc. Betharam.
(o) בֵּית חָגְלָה (“house of the partridge”), [Beth-hoglah], a town of the Benjamites on the borders of Judah, Joshua 15:6, 18:19, 21 Joshua 18:21[now Hajlah ححلا. Rob. ii. 268].
(p) בֵּית חָנָן (“house of favour”), [Beth-hanan], a town of the tribe of Judah or Dan, 1 Kings 4:9.
(q) בֵּית חֹרוֹן (“place of the hollow,” perhaps “of the hollow way”), [Beth-horon], m. two towns of the tribe of Ephraim, one of which called “the upper” was situated in the northern part of that tribe (Joshua 16:5, 21:22 ); the other, “the nether,” was situated on the border of Benjamin (Joshua 16:3, 18:13 ). Twice (Joshua 10:11; 2 Chronicles 25:13) Beth-horon is mentioned κατʼ ἐξοχὴν, and in Joshua it is clear that the nether is intended. Near to this was a very narrow declivity, Josh. loc. cit. (comp. 1Ma_3:16, 24 ), famous for the slaughter of several hosts.
(r) בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת (“house of the deserts”), [Beth-jeshimoth], a town of the Reubenites, on the Jordan, Numbers 33:49; Joshua 12:3, 13:20 afterwards belonging to the Moabites, Ezekiel 25:9.
(s) בֵּית כַּר (“house of pasture”), [Beth-car], 1 Samuel 7:11 perhaps a garrison of the Philistines, in the limits of the tribe of Judah.
(t) בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם (“house of the vineyard”), [Beth-haccerem], Jeremiah 6:1; Nehemiah 3:14 a town of Judah, according to Jerome on Jerem. loc. cit., situated on a mountain between Jerusalem and Tekoa.
(u) בֵּית לְבָאוֹת see above, letter (f).
(v) בֵּית לְעַפְרָה see עָפְרָה.
(w) בֵּית לֶחֶם (“house of bread”), [Beth-lehem], m. Mich. 5:1.
(α), a town of the tribe of Judah, more fully בֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה Judges 17:7, Judges 17:9; Ruth 1:1, and בֵּית לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה Micah 5:1. Ephratah (see p. 73, B ) was not only the ancient name of the town (see Genesis 35:19), but it appears to have denoted the circumjacent region. It was the abode of the family of David (see Ruth loc. cit.), and the birth-place of our Saviour, on which account بيت لحم, about six English miles from Jerusalem is still celebrated. Gent. noun בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי [Beth-lehemite], 1 Samuel 16:1, 18 1 Samuel 16:18, 17:58.
(β) a town in the tribe of Zebulon, Joshua 19:15.
(x) בֵּית מִלּוֹא see מִלּוֹא.
(y) בֵּית מְעוֹן see letter (e).
(z) בֵּית מַעֲכָה (“house of Maachah”), [Beth-maachah], a town at the foot of Hermon, 2 Samuel 20:15 comp. מַעֲכָה and אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה.
(aa) בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק (“house of remoteness”), a place on the brook Kidron, 2 Samuel 15:17.
(bb) בֵּית הַמַּרְבָּבוֹת (“house of chariots”), [Beth-marcaboth], a town in the tribe of Simeon, Joshua 19:5; 1 Chronicles 4:31.
(cc) בֵּית נִמְרָה (“house of limpid and wholesome water,” comp. נמר), [Beth-nimrah], Numbers 32:36; Joshua 13:27 and נִמְרָה Numbers 32:3, a town of the Gadites, called Βηθναβρίς in the time of Eusebius, now Nemrin; see Burckhardt’s Travels in Syria, 661. The waters near it are called מֵי נִמְרִים Isaiah 15:6.
(dd) עֵדֶן, בֵּית (“house of pleasure”), [the house of Eden], a royal city of Syria on mount Lebanon, (Amos 1:5), called by the Greeks Παράδεισος (Ptol. 5:15).
(ee) בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת [Beth-azmaveth], Nehemiah 7:28, and simply עַזְמָוֶת ib. 12:29; Ezra 2:24, a village of the tribe of Judah or Benjamin.
(ff) בֵּית הָעֵמֶק (“house of the valley”), [Beth-emek], a town of the Asherites. Joshua 19:27.
(gg) בֵּית עֲנוֹת (“house of response” perhaps “of echo”), [Beth-anoth], a town of the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:59.
(hh) בֵּית עֲנָת (id.), [Beth-anath], a town of the tribe of Naphtali, Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33.
(ii) בֵּת עֵקֶד הָרֹעִים (“house of the farm of the shepherds,” compare عَفْدُ village, farm), a place near Samaria, 2 Kings 10:12 and without הָרֹעִים verse 14 2 Kings 10:14.
(kk) בֵּית עֲרָבָה with art. בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה (“house of the desert”), [Beth-arabah], a town on the borders of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin, Joshua 15:6, 18:22 without בֵּית Joshua 18:18.
(ll) בֵּית פֶּלֶט (“house of escape”), [Beth-phelet, Beth-palet], a town in the south of Judah, Joshua 15:27.
(mm) בֵּית פְּעוֹר (“temple of (Baal) Peor,” see בַּעַל פְּעוֹר ), [Beth-peor], a city of the Moabites allotted to the Reubenites, celebrated for the worship of Baal-peor, Deuteronomy 3:29, 34:6 Joshua 13:20.
(nn) בֵּית פַּצֵּץ (“house of dispersion”), [Beth-pazzez], a town in the tribe of Issachar, Joshua 19:21.
(oo) בֵּית צוּר (“house of the rock”), [Beth-zur], a town in the mountain country of Judah, Joshua 15:58 fortified by Rehoboam, 2 Chronicles 11:7 and yet more by the Maccabees, 1Ma_14:33.
(pp) בֵּית רְחֹב (“house” or “region of breadth”), [Beth-rehob], Judges 18:28; 2 Samuel 10:6 elsewhere רְחֹב (unless perhaps Beth Rechob denotes a region, Rechob a city), a city of the Asherites on the northern borders of Palestine (Numbers 13:21), and there situated in the rallies of Lebanon, not far from the springs of Jordan (Joshua 19:28, 30 Joshua 19:30, 21:31 Judges 1:31 ). The neighbouring part of Syria is called אֲרַם בֵּית רְחֹב 2 Samuel 10:6 אֲרַם רְחֹב ib. verse 8.
(qq) בֵּית שְׁאָו (“house of rest”), [Beth-shean], Joshua 17:11, 16 Joshua 17:16 contr. בֵּית שָׁן 1 Samuel 31:10, 12 1 Samuel 31:12בֵּית שַׁו 2 Samuel 21:12, a city of the tribe of Manasseh, long held by the Canaanites and Philistines (Jud. and Sa. l. l. c. c.), situated on this side Jordan, afterwards called Scythopolis (LXX. Judges 1:27 ), by the Rabbins ביסן, now by the Arabs بيسان [Beisan].
(rr) בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה (“house of the acacia”), [Beth-shittah], a town situated on the Jordan between Bethshan and Abel-meholah, Judges 7:22. [Perhaps the place now called Shŭtta; شّطا, Rob. iii. 219.]
(ss) בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ (“house of the sun”), [Beth-shemesh], a town
(α) of the Levites, Joshua 21:16, on the borders of the tribes of Judah and Dan and the land of the Philistines (Joshua 15:10; 1 Samuel 6:12, seq.; 2 Chronicles 28:18); large and populous (1 Samuel 6:19), 1 Kings 4:9; 2 Kings 14:11. Constr. with a pl. 1 Samuel 6:13, where the inhabitants are intended. Gent. noun בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי id. ver. 14, 18. [This town appears to be now called ʾAin Shems عين شمس, Rob. ii. 339.]
(β) of the tribe of Naphtali, Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33.
(γ) of the tribe of Issachar, Joshua 19:22.
(δ) i.q. אֹן Heliopolis of Egypt, Jeremiah 43:13 compare page 63, A.
(tt) בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ (“house of apples”), [Beth-tappuah], a town of the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:53. [Now Teffûh تفوح, Rob. ii. 428.]
בַּיִת emphat. בַּיְתָא, בַּיְתָה, constr. בֵּית with suffix בַּיְתֵהּ, pl. בָּתִּין, Chald. m. i.q. Heb. house, Daniel 2:5 בֵּית מַלְכָּא Ezra 6:4 בֵּית מַלְכוּ Daniel 4:27, royal house, palace; בֵּית אֱלָהָא house of God, temple, Ezra 5:2, seq.; also, simply בַּיְתָא id. ver. 3, 9, 11.