Bayith

bah'-yith
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Bayith Definition

  1. house
    1. house, dwelling habitation
    2. shelter or abode of animals
    3. human bodies (fig.)
    4. of Sheol
    5. of abode of light and darkness
    6. of land of Ephraim
  2. place
  3. receptacle
  4. home, house as containing a family
  5. household, family
    1. those belonging to the same household
    2. family of descendants, descendants as organized body
  6. household affairs
  7. inwards (metaph.)
  8. (TWOT) temple adv
  9. on the inside prep
  10. within
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
tyb
Origin
probably from (01129) abbreviated
Strong's Number
01004
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 241

KJV Word Usage

house
1881
household
54
home
25
within
22
temple
11
prison
16
place
16
family
3
families + (01)
2
dungeon
2
miscellaneous
23
Total
2055

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Bayith". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .