What does בַּיִת · יַעֲקֹב mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · יַעֲקֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of Jacob".
Hebrew · H1004, H3290
בֵּית יַעֲקֹב
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch
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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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יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch
What does בֵּית יַעֲקֹב (beit Ya'aqov) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · יַעֲקֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of Jacob".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1004, H3290?
H1004, H3290 is connected to 2,405 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. house of Jacob
Strong's H1004, H3290
Lexical occurrences 2,405 verses Source Gloss
house of Jacob
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּית יַעֲקֹב 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.
G962 LXX equivalent Greek
Βηθεσδά Bēthesdá G964 LXX equivalent Greek
house of kindness; Beth-esda, a pool in Jerusalem
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
Ἰακώβ Iakṓb G2384 LXX equivalent Greek
Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites
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