What does בַּיִת · מִשְׁתֶּה mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · מִשְׁתֶּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of feasting, banquet house".
Hebrew · H1004, H4960
בֵּית מִשְׁתֶּה
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · drink , by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
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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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מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 drink , by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
Pronunciation mišĕteh
Metonymic shift from the act of drinking to the social occasion, emphasizing festive communal gathering rather than mere consumption
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What does בֵּית מִשְׁתֶּה (beit mishteh) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · מִשְׁתֶּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of feasting, banquet house".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1004, H4960?
H1004, H4960 is connected to 2,102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. house of feasting, banquet house
Strong's H1004, H4960
Lexical occurrences 2,102 verses Source Gloss
house of feasting, banquet house
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּית מִשְׁתֶּה is built from this root:
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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
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