בַּיִת
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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What does בַּיִת (bêt YHWH) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת (bêt YHWH) is a Hebrew word meaning "a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)". a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc. Highlights restored access to covenant worship. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant, Presence.
Meaning
Physical dwelling expands to household, dynasty, and temple—the building contains and constitutes the family unit itself.
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) BDB: between Usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Why This Word Matters
Highlights restored access to covenant worship. Isaiah 38:21-22
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.