What does בַּיִת · כְּלִי mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · כְּלִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of weapons, armory".
Hebrew · H1004, H3627
בֵּית כֵּלָיו
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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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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כְּלִי H3627 something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
What does בֵּית כֵּלָיו (beit kelav) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · כְּלִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of weapons, armory".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1004, H3627?
H1004, H3627 is connected to 2,381 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. house of weapons, armory
Strong's H1004, H3627
Lexical occurrences 2,381 verses Source Gloss
house of weapons, armory
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּית כֵּלָיו 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