בְּ/בֵ֣ית

𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕

beveyt

against 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

Amos 3:13 · Word #3

Lexicon H1004

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

Morphology HR/Ncmsc 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 H1004-15

in the house of

Rootבית (b-y-t)
Core Meaningshouse, household, family, tent, dwelling
Semantic RangeLiteral house/building; family/household; temple; court; palace; prison; place of assembly; metaphorical for dynasty or lineage.
Conceptual Significanceבית symbolizes God's dwelling among His people (e.g., tabernacle/temple as 'house of God'), family covenantal bonds, and divine order; pictographically linked to tent/family life, it underscores themes of belonging, protection, and sacred space in Israelite theology, extending to messianic 'house of David'.
Morphological NotesHR/Ncmsc: Hebrew preposition בְ ('in') + construct state (sm) of masculine noun בַיִת (bayit), H1004; singular, no suffixes.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the core meaning of בית as 'house' or 'household' while reflecting the preposition בְ ('in') and the construct state (sm), which indicates possession or relation, commonly translated as 'house of'; it maintains masculine gender and singular number without pronominal suffixes. The construct form HR/Ncmsc demands a genitival structure in English to faithfully convey the grammatical dependency. No verbal stem applies as this is a noun.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בית (house, household, family, tent, 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