What does בַּיִת · יְהוּדָה mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · יְהוּדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the house, people, or corporate line of Judah".
Hebrew · H1004, H3063
בֵּית יְהוּדָה
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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בַּיִתH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Pronunciationbêt YHWH
Physical dwelling expands to household, dynasty, and temple—the building contains and constitutes the family unit itself.
Open lexicon entry →יְהוּדָהH3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Pronunciationyĕhûdāh
Open lexicon entry →What does בֵּית יְהוּדָה (bêt yəhûdâ) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · יְהוּדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the house, people, or corporate line of Judah".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1004, H3063?
H1004, H3063 is connected to 2,875 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the house, people, or corporate line of Judah
Strong'sH1004, H3063
Lexical occurrences2,875 versesSource Gloss
the house, people, or corporate line of Judah
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּית יְהוּדָה 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.
G962LXX equivalentGreek
ΒηθεσδάBēthesdáG964LXX equivalentGreek
house of kindness; Beth-esda, a pool in Jerusalem
ΒηθσαϊδάBēthsaïdáG966LXX equivalentGreek
fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine
ΒηθφαγήBēthphagḗG967LXX equivalentGreek
fig-house; Beth-phage, a place in Palestine
ἸουδάIoudáG2448LXX equivalentGreek
Judah (i.e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine
ἸούδαςIoúdasG2455LXX equivalentGreek
Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region