בַּ֫יִת 2034 noun masculineDeuteronomy 8:12 house (Phoenician
בת, MI
בת, suffix
ביתה, Arabic
بَيْتُ, Aramaic
H1005 בַּיְתָא,
Atxyfb Assyrian
bîtu, COT
Gloss, Sabean
בית,
בת,
fortress DHM
ZMG 1883, 387;
temple Hal
257 DHM
ZMG 1876, 697, Ethiopic
ቤት፡ Palmyrene in
בת עלמא,
בת מקברתא sepulchre Vog
32, 64 and others; etymology dubious; Thes √
בות, Aramaic
בּוּת,
txb spend the night, Arabic
بَاتَ Ethiopic
ቤት፡ but this perhaps denominative, &
בית from √
לר֞ with
ת afform. compare Sta
§187 a) — absolute
בַּיִת Exodus 12:30 +;
בָּ֑יִת Genesis 33:17 +;
בַּ֫יְתָה (
ה ָ locative)
Psalm 68:7 +; construct
בֵּית Genesis 12:15 +; suffix
בֵּיתִי Genesis 15:2 +;
בֵּיתְךָ Genesis 7:1 +, etc.;
הַבַּ֫יְתָה,
בַּיְתָה (
in)
to the house, homeward,
Genesis 19:10;
Psalm 68:7 +; also
בֵּ֫יתָה (
in)
to the house of...; plural
בָּֽתִּים Exodus 1:21 + (i.e.
bâttîm, see Nö in Me
Archaeology i. 456 f., compare Ges
§ 96); construct
בָּֽתֵּי Exodus 8:17 +; suffix
בָּתֶּיךָ Exodus 10:6;
בָּֽתָּיו 1 Chronicles 28:11;
בָּֽתֵּינוּ Exodus 12:27 +;
בָּֽתֵּיכֶם Genesis 42:19;
בָּתֵּיהֶם Numbers 16:32 +; (
בָּֽתֵּ֫ימוֺ Psalm 49:12), etc.; —
1. house,
(ε) in combinations, of structures for various purposes: —
(7) בֵּית הַגָּן garden-h. (or proper name? compare p. III)
2 Kings 9:27;
(10) בֵּית י׳ =
temple 1 Kings 7:12,
40,
45,
51 & very often; also (mostly late)
בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים 1 Chronicles 9:11,
13,
26 + often; but also of earlier tent of worship
Judges 18:31; see also
הָאֹהֶל בּ׳ 1 Chronicles 9:23, compare
אֱלֹהִים בּ׳ of local shrine
1 Chronicles 17:5; & also in mouth of Jacob, as explanation of name of Bethel
Genesis 28:17 (compare
Genesis 28:19), & as name of stone, or
MaÁÁeba Genesis 28:22 = (all E); also
י׳ ב׳ of earlier tent of worship
Judges 19:18;
1 Samuel 1:7,
24;
2 Samuel 12:20 (compare further
אֱלֹהִים,
יהוה);
הָאוֺצָר בּ׳ Malachi 3:10; compare
הֵיכַל הַבַּיִת 1 Kings 6:3, &
בּ׳ alone in same sense, especially
1 Kings 6 compare 2 Chron 1:18;
2 Chronicles 2:3;
2 Chronicles 2:11 +; see
1 Chronicles 28:2 מְנוּחָה לַאֲרוֺן בְּרִית־י׳ בּ׳ וְלַהֲדֹם רַגְלֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ; also
בֵּית הַקֹּדֶשׁ 1 Chronicles 29:3;
קֹדֶשׁ בּ׳ הַקֳּדָשִׁים 2 Chronicles 3:8,
10 קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ בּ׳ Isaiah 64:10;
בֵּית־זְבֻל 2 Chronicles 6:2;
בֵּית זָ֑בַח 2 Chronicles 7:12 בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2 Chronicles 36:17;
תְּפִלָּה בּ׳ Isaiah 56:7 (twice in verse);
תִּפְאַרְתִּי בּ׳ Isaiah 60:7; also of heathen temples
בַּעַל־בְּרִית ב׳ Judges 9:4;
־דָּגוֺן ב׳ 1 Samuel 5:5 עַשְׁתָּרוֺת ב׳ 1 Samuel 31:10;
רִמּוֺן ב׳ 2 Kings 5:18 (
3 times in verse);
הַבַּעַל ב׳ 2 Kings 10:21 (twice in verse);
2 Kings 10:23,
25,
26,
27;
2 Kings 11:18;
עֲצַבֵּיהֶם בּ׳ 1 Samuel 31:9 (but read rather
את־עצביהם as in ||
1 Chronicles 10:9 so
We Dr);
בֵּית בָּמוֺת 1 Kings 12:31 (compare MI
בת במת) see also
1 Kings 13:32;
2 Kings 17:29,
32;
בֵּית אוֺצַר אֱלֹהָיו Daniel 1:2 etc.; made of woven material
2 Kings 23:7;
אֲשֶׁר הַנָּשִׁים אֹרְגוֺת שָׁם בָּֽתִּים לָאֲשֵׁרָה perhaps =
tent-shrines but text dubious
χεττιεῖν (
כתנות ?);
στολάς; compare Ew
H iii.718 & Klo;
(ζ) of portion of larger building (late), so plural
בָּֽתָּיו 1 Chronicles 28:11 i.e. of the temple (||
גַּנְזַכָּיו,
עֲלִיֹּתָיו,
חֲדָרָיו); compare
הַכַּפֹּדֶת בּ׳ ib.;
הַמְֿבַשְּׁלִים בּ׳ Ezekiel 46:24.
c. figurative of human bodies
בָּֽתֵּי־חֹמֶר Job 4:19 houses of clay, compare in phrase
שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת Ecclesiastes 12:3 keepers of the house, i.e. the arms; see further
בֵּית מְגוּרָ֑י Psalm 119:54.
2. place, of Jerusalem
בֵּית קִבְרוֺת אֲבֹתַי Nehemiah 2:3 (||
עִיר Nehemiah 2:5), compare also proper name compounded with
בֵּית, below, &
בֵּית מַמְלָכָה Amos 7:13 (predicate of Bethel);
בֵּית נְתִיבוֺת Proverbs 8:2 i.e. where paths meet RV;
אֲבָנִים בּ׳ Job 8:17; on both these
H996 בֵּית.
5. household, family (592 times)
c. בֵּית שָׁאוּל 2 Samuel 3:1 (twice in verse);
2 Samuel 3:6 (twice in verse);
2 Samuel 3:8,
10;
2 Samuel 9:1,
2,
3,
9;
2 Samuel 16:5 (
שׁ׳ משׁפחת בּ׳)
2 Samuel 16:8;
2 Samuel 19:18 (compare
2 Samuel 21:1 where read
וְאֶל־ בֵּיתֹה דָמִים so
We Dr)
1 Chronicles 12:29;
בֵּית דָּוִד 2 Samuel 3:1,
6;
2 Samuel 7:26 =
1 Chronicles 17:24 (compare context in both),
1 Kings 12:19 2 Chronicles 10:19, 2 Chronicles 10:20; 2 Chronicles 10:26;
2 Chronicles 13:2;
2 Chronicles 14:8;
2 Kings 17:21;
Isaiah 7:2,
13;
Isaiah 22:22;
Jeremiah 21:12;
Zechariah 12:7,
8,
10,
12 (
דּ׳ משׁפחת בּ׳)
2 Chronicles 21:7;
Psalm 122:5;
יָרָבְעָם בּ׳ 1 Kings 13:34;
1 Kings 14:10 (twice in verse);
1 Kings 14:13,
14;
1 Kings 15:29;
1 Kings 16:3;
1 Kings 21:22;
2 Kings 9:9;
2 Kings 13:6;
אַחְאָב בּ׳ 2 Kings 8:18,
27 (
3 times in verse) (of Ahaziah
א׳ חֲתַן בּ׳),
2 Kings 9:7,
8,
9;
2 Kings 10:10,
11;
2 Kings 21:13;
Micah 6:16;
2 Chronicles 21:6;
21:13;
22:3;
22:4;
22:7;
22:8; etc.
d. especially of Hebrew people & subdivisions:
(δ) בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל (Vrss & variant reading sometimes
בני see
H1121 בֵּן) † Hexateuch
Exodus 16:31;
Exodus 40:38;
Leviticus 10:6;
Numbers 20:29 (all P)
Leviticus 17:3,
8,
10;
Leviticus 22:18 (H)
Joshua 21:43 (D)†;
1 Samuel 7:2 +
8 times Samuel Kings;
Hosea 1:4,
6;
Hosea 5:1;
Hosea 6:10;
Hosea 12:1;
Amos 5:1 +
7 times Amos; †
Micah 1:5;
Micah 3:1,
9;
Isaiah 5:7;
Isaiah 14:2, also
Isaiah 46:3;
Isaiah 63:7;
Zechariah 8:13†; but especially
Jeremiah 2:4,
26 +
17 times Jeremiah;
Ezekiel 3:1,
4,
5,
7 (twice in verse);
Ezekiel 3:17 +
75 times Ezekiel; also
יִשְׂרָאֵל זֶרַע בּ׳ Jeremiah 23:8;
Ezekiel 44:22 (Co strike out
בּ׳);
שְׁנֵי בָֽתֵּי יִשְׂרָאֵל Isaiah 8:14;
בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה Ezekiel 9:9 +
Ezekiel 25:8 Co; futher
בֵּית מְרִי rebellious house (of Israel)
Ezekiel 2:5,
6;
Ezekiel 3:9,
26,
27;
Ezekiel 12:2,
3, &
הַמֶּ֑רִי בּ׳ Ezekiel 2:8;
Ezekiel 12:2,
9,
25;
Ezekiel 17:12;
Ezekiel 24:3 [+
Ezekiel 44:6 Co];
e. technically, yet with some looseness of usage,
בֵּית אָב father's house, of family or clan, plural
בֵּית אָבוֺת father-houses, families (e.g.
Numbers 1:2) (
79 times; only P & Chronicles)
Exodus 6:14;
Exodus 12:3;
Numbers 1:2,
4,
18 +
41 times Numbers;
Joshua 22:14 (twice in verse);
1 Chronicles 4:38;
1 Chronicles 5:13 +
25 times Chronicles;
Ezra 2:59;
Ezra 10:16;
Nehemiah 7:61;
Nehemiah 10:35; = tribe Numbers 17:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 17:18; Numbers 17:21; = main division of tribe
Numbers 3:20,
24 +, compare
Numbers 34:14 (twice in verse) etc.; futher sub-division
Exodus 12:3;
1 Chronicles 7:2,
7 +; compare especially
1 Chronicles 23:11 Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, therefore they became לְבֵית אָב לִפְקֻדָּה אֶחָ֑ת (compare
ראשׁי אבות, below
אב).
8. מִבַּיִת
Note. —
בית perhaps occurs abbreviated into
בּ in proper name
בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה q.v. so Thes and others; compare also Aramaic
בא =
בית in like usage Lag
Armen. Stud. § 339; Se i. 51; GGA 1884, 276 **on
בְּ as abbreviated
בית see Wetzst
Hauran 110 Kampffmeyer
ZPV xv (1892), 111.
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