Hebrew · H1004, H3068, H430 · unreviewed

בֵּית יְהוָה / בֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ

A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

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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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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

Pronunciation YHWH

God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel

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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym

Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.

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What does בֵּית יְהוָה / בֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ (bêt YHWH / bêt ʾĕlōhênû) mean in the Bible?

בַּיִת · יְהֹוָה · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew word meaning "the LORD's house; the temple as the place of covenant worship".

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Meaning

the LORD's house; the temple as the place of covenant worship

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

G962 LXX equivalent Greek

G964 LXX equivalent Greek

Βηθσαϊδά Bēthsaïdá G966 LXX equivalent Greek

fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine

Βηθφαγή Bēthphagḗ G967 LXX equivalent Greek

fig-house; Beth-phage, a place in Palestine

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

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