בָּֽיִת

𐤁𐤉𐤕

bayit

in a 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

Isaiah 44:13 · Word #17

Lexicon H1004

Lemmaבַּיִת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤉𐤕
Transliterationbayith
Strong'sH1004
In-contextin a house

Morphology HNcmsa 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 H1004-11

a built-structure

Rootבנה (b-n-h)
Core Meaningsto build, construct, establish, fortify
Semantic RangeLiteral house/dwelling; household/family unit; palace; temple; enclosure or container; metonymy for people/dynasty (e.g., house of David, house of Israel); metaphorical uses like house of slaves (Egypt).
Conceptual SignificanceBayit embodies covenant identity, divine dwelling (tabernacle/temple as God's house), and familial lineage; it underscores God's role as builder of Israel (Ps 127:1), with eternal promises to houses like David's, fulfilled messianically; culturally, it defines social structure where household is the nucleus of worship, loyalty, and collective responsibility.
Morphological NotesHNcmsa: Noun, common (masculine), common gender (functionally masculine), singular, absolute state. Appears in various vocalizations (e.g., בָּיִת, בַּיִת) but consistently as m. sg. absolute.
Rendering Rationale'Built-structure' preserves the root בנה (to build) etymology, emphasizing construction over mere shelter, while reflecting the morphology HNcmsa as a singular masculine noun in the absolute state without suffixes. This rendering highlights the foundational idea of something built or established, aligning with biblical usages from family units to temples.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, fortify)

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