What does חָצֵר · בַּיִת · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
חָצֵר · בַּיִת · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "court of the LORD’s house".
Hebrew · H2691, H1004, H3068
חֲצַר בֵּית־יְהוָה
A yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) · a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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חָצֵר H2691 a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
Pronunciation ḥāṣēr
Enclosed space—literal (courtyard) or collective (village)—defined by protective boundary, not mere size.
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בַּיִת H1004 a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Pronunciation bêt YHWH
Physical dwelling expands to household, dynasty, and temple—the building contains and constitutes the family unit itself.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does חֲצַר בֵּית־יְהוָה (chatsar beit-YHWH) mean in the Bible?
חָצֵר · בַּיִת · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "court of the LORD’s house".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2691, H1004, H3068?
H2691, H1004, H3068 is connected to 8,767 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. court of the LORD’s house
Strong's H2691, H1004, H3068
Lexical occurrences 8,767 verses Source Gloss
court of the LORD’s house
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲצַר בֵּית־יְהוָה is built from this root:
חָצַר H2690
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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