בָּתֵּ֖י/נוּ
𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅
Bayit
our houses
A physical structure used for human habitation (house, dwelling), an architectural building, or a shelter. By extension, designates a household (the people living together in a house), a lineage or family group (often used in genealogical or dynastic contexts: 'house of X'), a clan, a dynastic entity (especially of rulers: 'house of David'), or a temple (especially the sanctuary for the national deity; e.g., 'House of YHWH' for the Jerusalem temple). In rarer uses, refers to a prison or dungeon, a palace, or other large buildings. The semantic range can include interior rooms or compartmentalized spaces within other structures.
Lamentations 5:2 · Word #4
Lexicon H1004
| Lemma | בַּיִת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 |
| Transliteration | Bayit |
| Strong's | H1004 |
| Definition | A physical structure used for human habitation (house, dwelling), an architectural building, or a shelter. By extension, designates a household (the people living together in a house), a lineage or family group (often used in genealogical or dynastic contexts: 'house of X'), a clan, a dynastic entity (especially of rulers: 'house of David'), or a temple (especially the sanctuary for the national deity; e.g., 'House of YHWH' for the Jerusalem temple). In rarer uses, refers to a prison or dungeon, a palace, or other large buildings. The semantic range can include interior rooms or compartmentalized spaces within other structures. |
Morphology HNcmpc/Sp1cp
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | our houses |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1004-08
our houses
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state (בָּתֵּי) with 1st person common plural pronominal suffix (נוּ) — “our.” |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root בנה (“to build”), referring to built structures and the social units arising from them. The masculine plural construct form with a 1st person common plural suffix is preserved as "our houses." |
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