בַּיִת

Strong’s Definition

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

Etymology & Derivation

probably from H1129 (בָּנָה) abbreviated;

KJV Usage

court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.house
• 2.house, dwelling habitation
• 3.those belonging to the same household
• 4.family of descendants, descendants as organized body
• 5.shelter or abode of animals
• 6.human bodies (figuratively)
• 7.place
• 8.receptacle
• 9.of sheol
• 10.of abode of light and darkness
• 11.home, house as containing a family
• 12.household, family
• 13.of land of ephraim
• 14.household affairs
• 15.inwards (metaphorically)
• 16.temple
• 17.(adv) on the inside
• 18.(prep) within

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bayith; Pronunciation: bah'-yith