What does אֶתְנַן · בַּיִת mean in the Bible?
אֶתְנַן · בַּיִת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)".
Hebrew · H868, H1004
אֶתְנַן ... בֵּית יְהוָה
A gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry) · a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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אֶתְנַן H868 a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)
Pronunciation ʾetĕnan
Illicit payment or wages earned through morally corrupt means, especially sexual or idolatrous commerce.
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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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What does אֶתְנַן ... בֵּית יְהוָה (etnan ... bet YHWH) mean in the Bible?
אֶתְנַן · בַּיִת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H868, H1004?
H868, H1004 is connected to 2,067 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)
Strong's H868, H1004
Lexical occurrences 2,067 verses Source Gloss
a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֶתְנַן ... בֵּית יְהוָה is built from this root:
אֶתְנָה H866
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