What does בַּיִת · אֱלָהּ mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · אֱלָהּ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of God, temple".
Hebrew · H1005, H426
בֵּית אֱלָהָא
House. · God
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בַּיִת H1005 house.
Pronunciation bayit
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אֱלָהּ H426 God
Pronunciation ʾĕlāh
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What does בֵּית אֱלָהָא (bêt ʾĕlāhāʾ) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · אֱלָהּ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of God, temple".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1005, H426?
H1005, H426 is connected to 141 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. house of God, temple
Strong's H1005, H426
Lexical occurrences 141 verses Source Gloss
house of God, temple
Word Origins
בֵּית אֱלָהָא 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.
G1682 LXX equivalent Greek
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