What does בַּיִת · טוֹב mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1004, H2896
בָתִּים טֹבִים
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
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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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טוֹב H2896 good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
What does בָתִּים טֹבִים (batim tovim) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · טוֹב 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, H2896?
H1004, H2896 is connected to 2,621 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, H2896
Lexical occurrences 2,621 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
בָתִּים טֹבִים 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