Strongs Number: H1004
| Hebrew Word: | בַּיִת |
| Transliteration: | bayith |
| Phonetic: | bah'-yith |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a house (in the greatest variation of {applications} especially {family} etc.) |
| BDB Definition: |
1. house a. house, dwelling habitation b. shelter or abode of animals c. human bodies (fig.) d. of Sheol e. of abode of light and darkness f. of land of Ephraim 2. place 3. receptacle 4. home, house as containing a family 5. household, family a. those belonging to the same household b. family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6. household affairs 7. inwards (metaph.) 8. temple adv 9. on the inside prep 10. within |
| Origin: | Probably from H1129 abbreviated |
| Bible Usage: | {court} {daughter} {door} + {dungeon} {family} + forth {of} X-(idiom) great as would {contain} hangings. {home[born]} [winter]house ({-hold}) {inside(-ward}) {palace} {place} + {prison} + {steward} + {tablet} {temple} {web} + within (-out). |