כְּ/בֵית֙
𐤊/𐤁𐤉𐤕
Bayit
like a house of
A physical structure used for human habitation (house, dwelling), an architectural building, or a shelter. By extension, designates a household (the people living together in a house), a lineage or family group (often used in genealogical or dynastic contexts: 'house of X'), a clan, a dynastic entity (especially of rulers: 'house of David'), or a temple (especially the sanctuary for the national deity; e.g., 'House of YHWH' for the Jerusalem temple). In rarer uses, refers to a prison or dungeon, a palace, or other large buildings. The semantic range can include interior rooms or compartmentalized spaces within other structures.
1 Kings 18:32 · Word #9
Lexicon H1004
| Lemma | בַּיִת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 |
| Transliteration | Bayit |
| Strong's | H1004 |
| Definition | A physical structure used for human habitation (house, dwelling), an architectural building, or a shelter. By extension, designates a household (the people living together in a house), a lineage or family group (often used in genealogical or dynastic contexts: 'house of X'), a clan, a dynastic entity (especially of rulers: 'house of David'), or a temple (especially the sanctuary for the national deity; e.g., 'House of YHWH' for the Jerusalem temple). In rarer uses, refers to a prison or dungeon, a palace, or other large buildings. The semantic range can include interior rooms or compartmentalized spaces within other structures. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | like a house of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1004-29
like a built-house of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun in construct state (בֵית) with prefixed preposition כְּ (“like/as”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בַּיִת derives from the root בנה (“to build”) and denotes a built structure or the social unit established from it. The prefixed כְּ adds the comparative sense “like/as,” and the masculine singular construct form בֵית requires the relational sense “of.” |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
like a house of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Like a built-house of' adds unnecessary specification; 'like a house of' better fits the idiom referring to a measurement of capacity, matching context and SILEX definition. |