בָּתִּ֔ים

𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌

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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

Ecclesiastes 2:4 · Word #5

Lexicon H1004

Lemmaבַּיִת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤉𐤕
Transliterationbayith
Strong'sH1004

Morphology HNcmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1004-09

build-houses

Morphological NotesHNcmpa: Hebrew Noun, common gender, masculine form, plural absolute state. Surfaces show vowel variations (e.g., בָּתִּים with qamatz and hireq) typical of emphatic plural construct-like forms.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering 'build-houses' preserves the root בנה (to build) from which בית is derived, emphasizing the core idea of a constructed family or dwelling unit rather than just static 'houses'; it directly reflects the morphology HNcmpa as masculine common plural absolute noun, using plural 'houses' without gender-neutral or feminine forms.

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AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (build, construct, establish, family-unit, household)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H68-05 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