Strong's Lexicon

H1005

H1005 — בַּיִת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicbayithnoun mascOccurrences: 44TWOT: 2629

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1005
Word:	בַּיִת
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	(Aramaic) corresponding to H1004
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	44
Transliteration:	bayith
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	bah-yith
Meaning:	1. house
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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[בַּ֫יִת]₄₄ noun masculine^{Ezra 6:7} house (Biblical Hebrew בַּ֫יִת ); — emphatic בַּיְתָ֫א Ezra 5:3 +, תָ֫ה- Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:15 construct בֵּית(ֿׅ Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:2 +; suffix בַּיְתִי Dan 4:1 (Baer^n., compare M^{§ 76
c}; van d. H. Gi בֵּיתִי), בַּיְהֵתּ Dan 2:17 +; plural suffix בָּֽתֵּיכוֺן Dan 2:5 —

1. house, of men: Ezra 6:11 (twice in verse); Dan 2:5; Dan 2:17; Dan 3:29; Dan 6:11 of king Ezra 6:4; Dan 4:4, מִשְׁתְּיָא ׳ ב Dan 5:10, גִּנְוַיָא דִּי מִלְכָּא ׳ ב Ezra 5:17, compare Ezra 7:20 = ׳ סִפְרַיָא וגו ׳ ב Ezra 6:1 מִלְכוּ ׳ ב Ezra 4:30 royal residence (of Babylonian ).

2. house of God, temple at Jerusalem Dan 5:3; Dan 5:23; Ezra 4:24 + 28 t. Ezra.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בית (bah’-yith)

Ezra 4:24

KJV: Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

EHCC: Then ceased the work of the hous

Ezra 5:2

KJV: Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

EHCC: and began to build the house of C

Ezra 6:8

KJV: Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.I make…: Chaldee, by me a decree is madehindered: Chaldee, made to cease

EHCC: מ. [:װןפ&ן was made in the hovee of the

Daniel 2:5

KJV: The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.cut…: Chaldee, made pieces

EHCC: and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

Daniel 3:29

KJV: Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.I make…: Chaldee, a decree is made by meany…: Chaldee, errorcut…: Chaldee, made pieces

EHCC: and their houses shal! be made a dunghill:

Daniel 4:4

KJV: I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:

EHCC: (1).1 Nebuchadnezzar was at rest ia mixe