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בַּיִת

House.

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בַּיִתH1005
Pronunciationbayit

What does בַּיִת (bayit) mean in the Bible?

בַּיִת (bayit) is a Hebrew word meaning "house.".

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Questions this entry answers

What does בַּיִת (bayit) mean in the Bible?

".

How does the BSB render H1005?

The BSB source-word alignment has 44 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include house (7), the house (5), of the house (4), temple (4), his house (2).

Where does בַּיִת (bayit) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (35), Daniel (9).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
house7×Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:7, Ezra 6:8
the house5×Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:3
of the house4×Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:5, Ezra 6:17, Ezra 7:19
temple4×Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 6:15
his house2×Ezra 6:11, Daniel 5:23
to the house2×Ezra 5:8, Ezra 7:16
And his own house1×Ezra 6:11
and let the house1×Ezra 5:15
and their houses1×Daniel 3:29
and your houses1×Daniel 2:5
archives1×Ezra 5:17
at the house1×Ezra 7:17
for [His] house1×Ezra 7:23
for the house1×Ezra 7:20
hall1×Daniel 5:10
in my house1×Daniel 4:4
in the house1×Ezra 6:5
into his house1×Daniel 6:10
Let the house1×Ezra 6:3
of the archives1×Ezra 6:1
on the house1×Ezra 6:7
residence1×Daniel 4:30
the temple1×Ezra 5:11
to his house1×Daniel 2:17
treasury1×Ezra 6:4
vvv1×Ezra 7:20
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:24בֵּית־toof the houseNoun - masculine singular constructEzra 5:2בֵּ֥יתtothe houseNoun - masculine singular constructEzra 5:3בַּיְתָ֤אtotempleNoun - masculine singular determinateEzra 5:8לְבֵית֙toto the housePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructEzra 5:9בַּיְתָ֤אtotempleNoun - masculine singular determinateEzra 5:11בַּיְתָא֙tothe templeNoun - masculine singular determinateEzra 5:12וּבַיְתָ֤הtotempleConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinateEzra 5:13בֵּית־tohouseNoun - masculine singular constructEzra 5:14בֵית־tothe houseNoun - masculine singular constructEzra 5:15וּבֵ֥יתtoand let the houseConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowEzra 4:24
Aligned rows44
Books represented2
Ezra35Daniel9
Source forms
בֵּית־10xbêṯ-Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:3
בֵּ֥ית3xbêṯEzra 5:2, Ezra 6:4, Ezra 7:17
בֵ֥ית2xḇêṯEzra 5:16, Daniel 5:3
בֵּ֣ית2xbêṯEzra 7:19, Ezra 7:20
בֵּ֖ית2xbêṯEzra 7:20, Ezra 7:24
בֵית־2xḇêṯ-Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5
בַּיְתָ֤א2xbay·ṯāEzra 5:3, Ezra 5:9
לְבֵ֥ית2xlə·ḇêṯEzra 7:16, Daniel 5:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct21xEzra 4:24, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:14
Noun - masculine singular determinate5xEzra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct5xEzra 5:8, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 4:30
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct3xEzra 5:17, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xEzra 6:11, Daniel 3:29
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xEzra 6:11, Daniel 5:23
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xDaniel 2:17, Daniel 6:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xEzra 5:15
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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