What does בַּיִת · מַרְזֵחַ mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · מַרְזֵחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of mourning, mourning feast/place".
Hebrew · H1004, H4798
בֵּית מַרְזֵחַ
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · a cry , i.e. (of grief) a lamentation
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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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מַרְזֵחַ H4798 a cry , i.e. (of grief) a lamentation
Pronunciation marĕzēḥa
Vocalized lamentation or loud weeping; a cry that expresses acute grief or mourning distress.
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What does בֵּית מַרְזֵחַ (beit marzeach) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · מַרְזֵחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of mourning, mourning feast/place".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1004, H4798?
H1004, H4798 is connected to 2,057 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. house of mourning, mourning feast/place
Strong's H1004, H4798
Lexical occurrences 2,057 verses Source Gloss
house of mourning, mourning feast/place
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּית מַרְזֵחַ 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
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain