לַ/בַּ֖יִת

𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕

labayit

to 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 8:11 · Word #8

Lexicon H1004

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

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1004-31

to the house

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, to construct, to establish, to create a structure or family unit
Semantic RangePhysical dwelling (tent, house, palace), family unit or household, temple/sanctuary, rooms within buildings (prison, treasury), metaphorical structures (Egypt as 'house of slaves'), entire nations ('house of Israel'), and abstract concepts of lineage and dynasty
Conceptual Significanceבַּיִת represents a foundational concept in biblical theology, denoting not merely physical structures but covenantal communities. The 'house' anchors Israel's identity through family lineages (house of David, house of Levi), divine dwelling (house of God/temple), and collective responsibility. The term emphasizes that biblical faith is lived within real spaces and real families under divine order, with the patriarch representing his entire household as a moral and spiritual unit.
Morphological NotesHRd/Ncmsa: Preposition לַ (to/for) + masculine singular construct noun בַּיִת with definite article. The construct form בַּיִת (bet/beth) is the bound state of the absolute form בַּיִת. The dagesh in the bet indicates the definite article assimilation.
Rendering RationaleThe form לַ/בָּיִת consists of the preposition לַ (to/for) attached to בַּיִת (bayith), a masculine singular construct noun. The morphology HRd/Ncmsa indicates a masculine singular noun in construct state with the definite article. The rendering 'to the house' preserves both the root sense of an established, built structure and the grammatical definiteness and singularity of the Hebrew form.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (to build, to construct, to establish, to create a structure or family unit)

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

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