בֵּ֥ית

𐤁𐤉𐤕

beyt

in the house of

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).

H1004

2 Chronicles 23:14 · Word #24

Lexicon H1004

Lemmaבַּיִת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤉𐤕
Transliterationbayith
Strong'sH1004
In-contextin the house of

Morphology HNcmsc 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

SIBI-P1 H1004-20

house

Morphological NotesAppears 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 RationaleThe 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.

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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

Word Usage (2056 occurrences of H1004)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:14 מִ/בַּ֥יִת mibayit inside
Genesis 7:1 בֵּיתְ/ךָ֖ beytekha your household
Genesis 12:1 וּ/מִ/בֵּ֣ית umibeyt and from
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