בְּ/בֵ֥ית

𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕

beveyt

in Beth

from בַּיִת and שֶׁמֶשׁ; house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine; Beth-shemesh.

H1053

2 Chronicles 25:21 · Word #11

Lexicon H1053

Lemmaבֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤔
TransliterationBêyth Shemesh
Strong'sH1053
In-contextin Beth

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H1004-20

in the house of

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, to establish, to construct, to set up
Semantic Rangehouse, dwelling, household, family line, dynasty, temple, palace, interior space, administrative house
Conceptual Significanceבַּיִת signifies more than a physical building; it often denotes a household, lineage, or covenantal dynasty ("house of David"), and can refer to the temple as the "house" of יהוה. It conveys the idea of an established sphere—familial, royal, or sacred—built and sustained within covenantal life.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְ ("in") prefixed to masculine singular construct noun בֵּית (from בַּיִת). Construct state indicates possession or close association with a following noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun בֵּית is the masculine singular construct form of בַּיִת (house), derived from the root בנה, "to build." The prefixed preposition בְ means "in," and the construct state requires the sense "house of," linking it to what follows. "In the house of" preserves both the built-structure sense of the root and the grammatical construct relationship.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בנה (to build, to establish, to construct, to set up)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H205-03 aven a building-stone

Word Usage (42 occurrences of H1053)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Joshua 15:10 בֵּֽית beyt house-of
Joshua 15:10 שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ shemesh Shemesh
Joshua 19:22 וּ/בֵ֣ית uveyt and Beth