What does בַּיִת · סְפַר mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · סְפַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of records, archive".
Hebrew · H1005, H5609
בֵּית סִפְרַיָּא
House. · a book
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בַּיִת H1005 house.
Pronunciation bayit
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סְפַר H5609 a book
Pronunciation sĕpar
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What does בֵּית סִפְרַיָּא (bêt siphrayyāʾ) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · סְפַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "house of records, archive".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1005, H5609?
H1005, H5609 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. house of records, archive
Strong's H1005, H5609
Lexical occurrences 49 verses Source Gloss
house of records, archive
Word Origins
בֵּית סִפְרַיָּא is built from this root:
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