בֵּית

𐤁𐤉𐤕

beyt

of the house

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 27:3 · Word #5

Lexicon H1004

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

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 H1004-65

house

Rootבית (b-y-t)
Core Meaningshouse, household, family, enclosure, dwelling
Semantic RangeLiteral 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 Significanceבית 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 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.

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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