בַּיִת (H1005) — Hebrew Lexicon

בַּיִת

𐤁𐤉𐤕

bayith

H1005 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בנה to build, construct

Definition

A structure or dwelling place for humans or animals; by extension, a household or family unit (often multigenerational); a lineage or clan; a building used for specific purposes (such as a temple, palace, or sanctuary); in poetic and metaphorical usage, a reference to a group, organization, or domain. The word can refer concretely to a physical building, or abstractly to the members and legacy associated with that building.

Semantic Range

physical house or dwelling, household or family, clan or lineage, palace, temple or sanctuary, animal shelter, social group, metaphorical domain or group, homeland or territory, place of residence, organization or institution

Root / Etymology

From the root בנה (b-n-h), 'to build, construct.' While the root denotes the act of building, the noun בית (bayith) refers to the finished object — a constructed edifice — and, by extension, its inhabitants or those associated with it. The semantic development from 'what is built' to 'the household or family residing therein' is found already in early Northwest Semitic usage.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, בית is used across eras: as a residence (patriarchal period), as both private dwellings and institutional buildings (monarchic period: royal palace, temple, house of specific deity), and as a term for dynastic lineage ('house of David,' etc.). The term is also applied figuratively to collectives (e.g., 'house of Israel'), household units, and even as a designation for places of worship (בית יהוה, 'house of Yahweh'), without the theological nuances that later English 'church' or 'temple' might bear. In exilic and post-exilic periods, בית can carry a sense more closely tied to communal or liturgical identity. The shift from concrete dwelling to abstract family or clan was not unique to Hebrew but was common in Semitic languages. English translations such as 'house' or 'household' sometimes obscure these nuances, especially where the term denotes a lineage or social unit beyond the physical structure.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to בַּיִת; {a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}; house.

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Root Family

בנה (b-n-h) — to build, construct

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1004	בַּיִת	in the houses
H1006	בַּיִת	the house
H1007	בֵּית אָוֶן	house-of
H1008	בֵּית־אֵל	in house of
H1009	בֵּית אַרְבֵּאל	house of
H1010	בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן	house-of
H1011	בֵּית בִּרְאִי	and in the house of
H1012	בֵּית בָּרָה	house of
H1013	בֵּית־גָּדֵר	house-of
H1014	בֵּית גָּמוּל	house of
H1015	בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם	house-of
H1016	בֵּית־דָּגוֹן	house-of
H1017	בֵּית הָאֱלִי	house of
H1018	בֵּית הָאֵצֶל	house of
H1020	בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת	house-of
H1021	בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם	house-of
H1022	בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי	house of
H1023	בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק	house-of
H1024	בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת	and house of
H1025	בֵּית הָעֵמֶק	house of
H1026	בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה	house-of
H1027	בֵּית הָרָם	house-of
H1028	בֵּית הָרָן	house of
H1029	בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה	house-of
H1030	בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי	house-of
H1031	בֵּית חׇגְלָה	house of
H1032	בֵּית חוֹרוֹן	house-of
H1033	בֵּית כַּר	to the built-house of
H1034	בֵּית לְבָאוֹת	and house-of
H1035	בֵּית לֶחֶם	in the house of
H1036	בֵּית לְעַפְרָה	in the built-house of
H1038	בֵּית מַעֲכָה	house of
H1039	בֵּית נִמְרָה	house of
H1041	בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת	house of
H1042	בֵּית עֲנוֹת	and house of
H1043	בֵּית עֲנָת	and house-of
H1044	בֵּית עֵקֶד	house-of
H1046	בֵּית פֶּלֶט	and house of
H1047	בֵּית פְּעוֹר	house of
H1048	בֵּית פַּצֵּץ	and house-of
H1049	בֵּית צוּר	house of
H1050	בֵּית רְחוֹב	house-of
H1051	בֵּית רָפָא	house of
H1052	בֵּית שְׁאָן	in the built-house of
H1053	בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ	in the built-house of
H1054	בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ	and house of
H1121	בֵּן	sons
H1122	בֵּן	son
H1123	בֵּן	sons of
H1124	בְּנָא	the ones building
H1125	בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב	son
H1126	בֶּן־אוֹנִי	son
H1127	בֶּן־גֶּבֶר	son
H1128	בֶּן־דֶּקֶר	son
H1129	בָּנָה	he built
H1130	בֶּן־הֲדַד	son
H1131	בִּנּוּי	Built-Up One
H1132	בֶּן־זוֹחֵת	and son of
H1133	בֶּן־חוּר	son
H1134	בֶּן־חַיִל	to a son of
H1135	בֶּן־חָנָן	son
H1136	בֶּן־חֶסֶד	son
H1137	בָּנִי	Built-one
H1138	בֻּנִּי	Built One
H1139	בְּנֵי־בְּרַק	and sons of
H1140	בִּנְיָה	and the built-structure
H1141	בְּנָיָה	Yahweh has built
H1142	בְּנֵי יַעֲקָן	among sons of
H1145	בֶּן־יְמִינִי	son
H1146	בִּנְיָן	constructed structure
H1147	בִּנְיָן	the built structure
H1151	בֶּן־עַמִּי	son
H1323	בַּת	daughters
H1324	בַּת	daughter of
H1337	בַּת רַבִּים	daughter of
H1339	בַּת־שֶׁבַע	daughter of
H1340	בַּת־שׁוּעַ	to a daughter of
H205	אָוֶן	and building-stone
H2995	יַבְנְאֵל	and God-Builds
H2996	יַבְנֶה	Yabneh, Building-place
H2997	יִבְנְיָה	Yah Has Built
H2998	יִבְנִיָּה	Yah Builds
H358	אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן	house of
H3845	לִבְנִי	to my son
H4011	מִבְנֶה	like the built-structure of
H4012	מְבֻנַּי	Built-Up One
H4996	נֹא	his son
H5524	סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת	daughters of
H5854	עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב	house of
H62	אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה	house of
H68	אֶבֶן	your building-stones
H69	אֶבֶן	building-stone of
H72	אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר	building-stone of
H8401	תֶּבֶן	the straw residue
H8403	תַּבְנִית	in building-pattern of
H885	בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן	sons of
H935	בּוֹא	daughter of
H956	בּוּת	and daughter of
H995	בִּין	son of
H996	בֵּין	son

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1005-06`	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of	17
`H1005-08`	לְ/בֵ֣ית	leveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	as house	to a house	5
`H1005-01`	בַּיְתָ֤/א	bayeta	`ANcmsd/Td`	this house	the built-house	4
`H1005-14`	בֵ֥ית	veyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house-of	4
`H1005-04`	בְּ/בֵ֨ית	beveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	in the house	in house-of	3
`H1005-07`	לְ/בַיְתֵ֣/הּ	levayeteh	`AR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	to his house	to his built-house	2
`H1005-11`	וּ/בַיְתֵ֖/הּ	uvayeteh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his house	and his house	2
`H1005-13`	בַיְתֵ֜/הּ	vayeteh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	His house	his built-house	1
`H1005-10`	וּ/בַיְתָ֤/ה	uvayetah	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and this house	the built-house	1
`H1005-09`	וּ/בָתֵּי/כ֖וֹן	uvateykhon	`AC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp`	and houses-your	and your houses	1
`H1005-12`	וּ/בֵ֥ית	uveyt	`AC/Ncmsc`	and house	and house-of	1
`H1005-03`	בַּיְתֵ֔/הּ	bayeteh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	his house	his built-house	1
`H1005-02`	בַּיְתָ֣/ה	bayetah	`ANcmsd/Td`	the-house	house	1
`H1005-05`	בְּ/בֵיתִ֔/י	beveyti	`AR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my house	in my built-house	1

Occurrences in Scripture

44 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1005-09`	Daniel 2:5	וּ/בָתֵּי/כ֖וֹן	uvateykhon	`AC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp`	and houses-your	and your houses
`H1005-07`	Daniel 2:17	לְ/בַיְתֵ֣/הּ	levayeteh	`AR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	to his house	to his built-house
`H1005-11`	Daniel 3:29	וּ/בַיְתֵ֖/הּ	uvayeteh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and-their-house	and his house
`H1005-05`	Daniel 4:1	בְּ/בֵיתִ֔/י	beveyti	`AR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my house	in my built-house
`H1005-08`	Daniel 4:27	לְ/בֵ֣ית	leveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	as house	to a house
`H1005-14`	Daniel 5:3	בֵ֥ית	veyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house-of
`H1005-08`	Daniel 5:10	לְ/בֵ֥ית	leveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	to the house	to a house
`H1005-13`	Daniel 5:23	בַיְתֵ֜/הּ	vayeteh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	His house	his built-house
`H1005-07`	Daniel 6:11	לְ/בַיְתֵ֔/הּ	levayeteh	`AR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	to his house	to his built-house
`H1005-06`	Ezra 4:24	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	of the house	house of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 5:2	בֵּ֥ית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	the house	house of
`H1005-01`	Ezra 5:3	בַּיְתָ֤/א	bayeta	`ANcmsd/Td`	this house	the built-house
`H1005-08`	Ezra 5:8	לְ/בֵית֙	leveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	to house-of	to a house
`H1005-01`	Ezra 5:9	בַּיְתָ֤/א	bayeta	`ANcmsd/Td`	this-house	the built-house
`H1005-01`	Ezra 5:11	בַּיְתָ/א֙	bayeta	`ANcmsd/Td`	house-the	the built-house
`H1005-10`	Ezra 5:12	וּ/בַיְתָ֤/ה	uvayetah	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and this house	the built-house
`H1005-06`	Ezra 5:13	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of
`H1005-14`	Ezra 5:14	בֵית	veyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house-of
`H1005-12`	Ezra 5:15	וּ/בֵ֥ית	uveyt	`AC/Ncmsc`	and house	and house-of
`H1005-14`	Ezra 5:16	בֵ֥ית	veyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house-of
`H1005-04`	Ezra 5:17	בְּ/בֵ֨ית	beveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	in the house of	in house-of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 5:17	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	the house of	house of
`H1005-04`	Ezra 6:1	בְּ/בֵ֣ית	beveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	in the house	in house-of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:3	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of
`H1005-01`	Ezra 6:3	בַּיְתָ֣/א	bayeta	`ANcmsd/Td`	the house	the built-house
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:4	בֵּ֥ית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of
`H1005-14`	Ezra 6:5	בֵית	veyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house-of
`H1005-04`	Ezra 6:5	בְּ/בֵ֥ית	beveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	in the house	in house-of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:7	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house of	house of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:7	בֵּית	beyt-2	`ANcmsc`	house of	house of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:8	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of
`H1005-03`	Ezra 6:11	בַּיְתֵ֔/הּ	bayeteh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	his house	his built-house
`H1005-11`	Ezra 6:11	וּ/בַיְתֵ֛/הּ	uvayeteh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his house	and his house
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:12	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of
`H1005-02`	Ezra 6:15	בַּיְתָ֣/ה	bayetah	`ANcmsd/Td`	the-house	house
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:16	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 6:17	בֵּית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	of house	house of
`H1005-08`	Ezra 7:16	לְ/בֵ֥ית	leveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	for the house	to a house
`H1005-06`	Ezra 7:17	בֵּ֥ית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house-of	house of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 7:19	בֵּ֣ית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	of the house	house of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 7:20	בֵּ֣ית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	for the house	house of
`H1005-06`	Ezra 7:20	בֵּ֖ית	beyt-2	`ANcmsc`	the house	house of
`H1005-08`	Ezra 7:23	לְ/בֵ֖ית	leveyt	`AR/Ncmsc`	to house	to a house
`H1005-06`	Ezra 7:24	בֵּ֖ית	beyt	`ANcmsc`	house	house of

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