What does בַּיִת · גָּג · מֵעָל mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1004, H1406, H4606
בַּיִת / גָּג / מַעֲקֶה
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · a roof ; by analogy, the top of an altar · (only in plural as singular) the setting (of the sun)
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בַּיִת H1004 a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Pronunciation bêt YHWH
Physical dwelling expands to household, dynasty, and temple—the building contains and constitutes the family unit itself.
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גָּג H1406 a roof ; by analogy, the top of an altar
Pronunciation gāg
Roof as architectural surface and elevated plane where sacred or public acts occur
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מֵעָל H4606 (only in plural as singular) the setting (of the sun)
What does בַּיִת / גָּג / מַעֲקֶה (bayit / gag / ma'aqeh) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · גָּג · מֵעָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1004, H1406, H4606?
H1004, H1406, H4606 is connected to 2,088 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Strong's H1004, H1406, H4606
Lexical occurrences 2,088 verses Source Gloss
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בַּיִת / גָּג / מַעֲקֶה is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain