Hebrew · H1005

בַּיִת

House.

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בַּיִת H1005

Pronunciation bayit

What does בַּיִת (bayit) mean in the Bible?

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

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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

house 7× Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:7, Ezra 6:8

the house 5× Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:3

of the house 4× Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:5, Ezra 6:17, Ezra 7:19

temple 4× Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 6:15

his house 2× Ezra 6:11, Daniel 5:23

to the house 2× Ezra 5:8, Ezra 7:16

And his own house 1× Ezra 6:11

and let the house 1× Ezra 5:15

and their houses 1× Daniel 3:29

and your houses 1× Daniel 2:5

archives 1× Ezra 5:17

at the house 1× Ezra 7:17

for [His] house 1× Ezra 7:23

for the house 1× Ezra 7:20

hall 1× Daniel 5:10

in my house 1× Daniel 4:4

in the house 1× Ezra 6:5

into his house 1× Daniel 6:10

Let the house 1× Ezra 6:3

of the archives 1× Ezra 6:1

on the house 1× Ezra 6:7

residence 1× Daniel 4:30

the temple 1× Ezra 5:11

to his house 1× Daniel 2:17

treasury 1× Ezra 6:4

vvv 1× Ezra 7:20

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Ezra 4:24

Aligned rows 44

Books represented 2

Ezra 35 Daniel 9

Source forms

בֵּית־ 10x bêṯ- Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:3

בֵּ֥ית 3x bêṯ Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:4, Ezra 7:17

בֵ֥ית 2x ḇêṯ Ezra 5:16, Daniel 5:3

בֵּ֣ית 2x bêṯ Ezra 7:19, Ezra 7:20

בֵּ֖ית 2x bêṯ Ezra 7:20, Ezra 7:24

בֵית־ 2x ḇêṯ- Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5

בַּיְתָ֤א 2x bay·ṯā Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9

לְבֵ֥ית 2x lə·ḇêṯ Ezra 7:16, Daniel 5:10

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular construct 21x Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:14

Noun - masculine singular determinate 5x Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:3

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Ezra 5:8, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 4:30

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:5

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Ezra 6:11, Daniel 3:29

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Ezra 6:11, Daniel 5:23

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Daniel 2:17, Daniel 6:10

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezra 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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בַּיִת

What does בַּיִת (bayit) mean in the Bible?

What does בַּיִת (bayit) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1005?

Where does בַּיִת (bayit) appear in Scripture?

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