HebrewH1004Adjective

בֵּית

bet

1,610Occurrences
H1004Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

probably from H1129 (בָּנָה) abbreviated;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
nm place, origin, between

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

בֵּית appears 1,610 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
164
Ezk
159
1 Kings
141
Jeremiah
118
2 Kings
96
Genesis
93
2 Samuel
87
1 Chronicles
85

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 10:6BSB

So Saul died together with his three sons and all his house.

2 Chronicles 24:4BSB

Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.

Amos 7:10BSB

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

Genesis 24:23BSB

“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”

Jeremiah 48:13BSB

Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh,just as the house of Israel was ashamedwhen they trusted in Bethel.

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