בֵּיתִ֑/י

𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉

beyti

of my 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

Proverbs 7:6 · Word #3

Lexicon H1004

Lemmaבַּיִת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤉𐤕
Transliterationbayith
Strong'sH1004
In-contextof my house

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp1cs 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 H1004-69

my house

Rootבית (b-y-t)
Core Meaningshouse, household, family, dwelling, container
Semantic RangeLiteral house/building; family/household; temple/tabernacle (God's house); court/palace; container/holder (e.g., tomb, oven); place/in (as locative prefix); figurative for lineage or authority.
Conceptual Significanceבית symbolizes God's dwelling among Israel (e.g., tabernacle as 'beit ha-mishkan'), familial covenant continuity ('house of Jacob'), and divine presence; theologically, it underscores themes of belonging, protection, and sacred space, with the large ב in Genesis hinting at blessing, creation, and God's house on earth.
Morphological NotesHNcmsc/Sp1cs: Noun, common gender, masculine, singular, construct state with 1st person common singular pronominal suffix (בֵּיתִי, 'my house'). The construct form indicates it governs a following noun in genitive phrases.
Rendering Rationale'My house' directly translates the masculine singular construct noun (HNcmsc) with 1st person common singular pronominal suffix (Sp1cs), preserving the possessive 'my' and the core sense of a physical or familial dwelling without altering gender, number, or person. This maintains the root's semantic focus on 'house' as family or tent-like structure while reflecting the bound form typical in Hebrew constructs. It avoids generic terms like 'home' to retain the concrete biblical connotations of בית.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root בית (house, household, family, dwelling, container)

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
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