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Strong's #1004: bayith (pronounced bah'-yith)

probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):--court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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bayith

1) house

1a) house, dwelling habitation

1b) shelter or abode of animals

1c) human bodies (figuratively)

1d) of Sheol

1e) of abode of light and darkness

1f) of land of Ephraim

2) place

3) receptacle

4) home, house as containing a family

5) household, family

5a) those belonging to the same household

5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body

6) household affairs

7) inwards (metaphorically)

8) (TWOT) temple

9) on the inside

10) within

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: probably from H1129 abbreviated



Usage:

This word is used 2053 times:

1 Chronicles 4:21: "of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,"
1 Chronicles 4:38: "by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly."
1 Chronicles 5:13: "And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan,"
1 Chronicles 5:15: "the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 5:24: "And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel,"
1 Chronicles 5:24: "famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 6:10: "(he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that built in Jerusalem:)"
1 Chronicles 6:31: "over the service of song in the house of the LORD, had rest."
1 Chronicles 6:32: "until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited"
1 Chronicles 6:48: "unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God."
1 Chronicles 7:2: "and Shemuel, heads house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations;"
1 Chronicles 7:4: "And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six"
1 Chronicles 7:7: "and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies"
1 Chronicles 7:9: "of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, was twenty"
1 Chronicles 7:23: "because it went evil with his house."
1 Chronicles 7:40: "of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men chief"
1 Chronicles 9:9: "men of the fathers in the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 9:11: "of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;"
1 Chronicles 9:13: "And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore;"
1 Chronicles 9:13: "very able men of the service of the house of God."
1 Chronicles 9:19: "the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house the Korahites, were over the work"
1 Chronicles 9:23: "and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards."
1 Chronicles 9:23: "of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards."
1 Chronicles 9:26: "over and treasuries of the house of God."
1 Chronicles 9:27: "And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening"
1 Chronicles 10:6: "and his three sons, and all his house died together."
1 Chronicles 10:10: "And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple"
1 Chronicles 10:10: "of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon."
1 Chronicles 12:28: "mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains."
1 Chronicles 12:29: "for hitherto the greatest part the ward of the house of Saul."
1 Chronicles 12:30: "mighty men of valor, throughout the house of their fathers."
1 Chronicles 13:7: "in a new cart out of the house out of the house of Abinadab: and Ahio"
1 Chronicles 13:13: "of David, into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite."
1 Chronicles 13:14: "of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months."
1 Chronicles 13:14: "with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. blessed"
1 Chronicles 13:14: "blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that"
1 Chronicles 14:1: "and carpenters, to build him a house."
1 Chronicles 15:1: "And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God,"
1 Chronicles 15:25: "of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy."
1 Chronicles 16:43: "the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless"
1 Chronicles 16:43: "returned to bless his house."
1 Chronicles 17:1: "as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan"
1 Chronicles 17:1: "Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD"
1 Chronicles 17:4: "the LORD, Thou shalt not me a house to dwell in:"
1 Chronicles 17:5: "For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up"
1 Chronicles 17:6: "saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedars?"
1 Chronicles 17:10: "thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee a house."
1 Chronicles 17:12: "He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever."
1 Chronicles 17:14: "But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom forever: and his throne shall be established"
1 Chronicles 17:16: "God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?"









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