בֵּֽית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
Bethel
from בַּיִת and אֵל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.
H1008
2 Chronicles 13:19 · Word #9
Lexicon H1008
| Lemma | בֵּית־אֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕־𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Bêyth-ʼÊl |
| Strong's | H1008 |
| In-context | Bethel |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1004-20
house
| Root | בית (b-y-t) |
| Core Meanings | house, household, family, enclosure, dwelling |
| Semantic Range | Literal dwelling or tent; household including family, servants, livestock; dynasty or lineage (e.g., house of David); temple or sanctuary; interior/within; extended uses like prison, palace, web. |
| Conceptual Significance | בית symbolizes covenant community and divine presence, as God's promises extend to entire households (e.g., Noah, Rahab, David); represents enduring lineage culminating in Messiah; temple as locus of worship; underscores family as nucleus of cultural, spiritual life where blessing or curse is inherited generationally. |
| Morphological Notes | Appears as HNp (noun, proper, construct state, e.g., בֵּֽית) and HNcmsc (noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, e.g., בַּיִת); construct form indicates dependency like 'house of' in phrases. |
| Rendering Rationale | The faithful rendering 'house' directly preserves the core semantic field of בית as an enclosure for family and safekeeping, reflecting its most common and literal usage across biblical contexts. This form matches the morphologies present (HNp for construct 'house of' and HNcmsc for singular common masculine construct), maintaining masculine singular gender and number without suffixes or stems requiring alteration. It avoids generic glosses by emphasizing the root's ancient pictographic sense of a tent or family dwelling. |
AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)
Words from Root בית (house, household, family, enclosure, dwelling)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1004-02 |
babayit | the house |
H1004-05 |
bateyhem | their houses |
H1004-06 |
bateykhem | your houses |
H1005-01 |
bayeta | the house |
H1004-12 |
bevatey | in-houses-of |
H1004-13 |
bevateykhem | in your houses |
H1004-14 |
bevayit | in a house |
H1004-15 |
beveyt | in the house of |
H1004-17 |
beveytekha | in your house |
H1004-22 |
beytam | their father-house |
H1004-23 |
beytekha | your house |
H1004-24 |
beyti | my house |
H1004-25 |
beyto | his house |
|
habitan | the grand-house |
H1004-33 |
leveyt | to the house(s) |
H1004-40 |
mibateyhem | from their houses |
H1004-42 |
mibateynu | from our houses |
H1004-43 |
mibayetah | from her house |
H1004-44 |
mibayit | from-house |
H1004-53 |
uleveyto | and to his house |
H1004-54 |
umibateykha | and from your (m.s.) houses |
H1004-64 |
uvevateyhem | and in their houses |
H1004-72 |
uveytekhe | and your house |
H1004-74 |
uveyti | and-my-house |
H1004-78 |
vatey | houses |
H1004-80 |
vateykha | your houses |
Word Usage (144 occurrences of H1008)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:8 | לְ/בֵֽית | leveyt | of Bethel |
| Genesis 12:8 | אֵ֖ל | el | Bethel |
| Genesis 12:8 | בֵּֽית | beyt | Bethel |