Definition
probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Traditional renderings: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Traditional renderings: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בֵּית:
Glossary entries
Baal-meon Beth-Togarmah Beth-Ashbea Beth-Haggan Beth-Meon Beth-baal-meon
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2,050 total
- 1 Kings 6:17הַבָּ֑יִתAnd the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
- 1 Kings 6:18הַבַּ֙יִת֙ · the templeThe cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
- 1 Kings 6:19הַבַּ֛יִת · the templeSolomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.
- 1 Kings 6:21הַבַּ֛יִת · of the templeSo Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.
- 1 Kings 6:22הַבַּ֛יִת · of the temple; הַבָּ֑יִתSo he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
- 1 Kings 6:27הַבַּ֣יִת · of the temple; הַבַּ֔יִת · of the roomAnd he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.
- 1 Kings 6:29הַבַּ֜יִת · the templeThen he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
- 1 Kings 6:30הַבַּ֖יִת · the templeAnd he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
- 1 Kings 6:37בֵּ֣ית · The foundation of the houseThe foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
- 1 Kings 6:38הַבַּ֔יִת · the templeIn the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.
- 1 Kings 7:1בֵּיתוֹ֙; בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ · palaceSolomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
- 1 Kings 7:2בֵּ֣ית׀ · the HouseHe built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
- 1 Kings 7:8וּבֵיתוֹ֩ · And the palace; מִבֵּית֙; וּבַ֜יִת · a palaceAnd the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
- 1 Kings 7:9מִבַּ֣יִת · insideAll these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
- 1 Kings 7:12בֵּית־ · of the house of; הַבָּֽיִת׃פThe great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 7:25בָּֽיְתָה׃ · toward the centerThe Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
- 1 Kings 7:31מִבֵּ֨ית · insideThe opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
- 1 Kings 7:39הַבַּ֙יִת֙ · of the temple; הַבַּ֖יִת; הַבַּ֧יִת · of the templeHe set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
- 1 Kings 7:40בֵּ֥ית · [in] the houseAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
- 1 Kings 7:45בֵּ֣ית · [in] the house…and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.
- 1 Kings 7:48בֵּ֣ית · for the houseSolomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
- 1 Kings 7:50הַבַּ֨יִת · temple; הַבַּ֛יִת · of the main hall…the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
- 1 Kings 7:51בֵּ֣ית · for the house; בֵּ֥ית · of the houseSo all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 8:6הַבַּ֖יִת · of the templeThen the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- 1 Kings 8:10בֵּ֥ית · the houseAnd when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- 1 Kings 8:11בֵּ֥ית · the house…so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 8:13בֵּ֥ית · houseI have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
- 1 Kings 8:16בַּ֔יִת · a house‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
- 1 Kings 8:17בַּ֔יִת · a houseNow it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 1 Kings 8:18בַּ֖יִת · a houseBut the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
- 1 Kings 8:19הַבָּ֑יִת; הַבַּ֖יִת · the houseNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
- 1 Kings 8:20הַבַּ֔יִת · the houseNow the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 1 Kings 8:27הַבַּ֥יִת · templeBut will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
- 1 Kings 8:29הַבַּ֤יִת · templeMay Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
- 1 Kings 8:31בַּבַּ֥יִת · templeWhen a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
- 1 Kings 8:33בַּבַּ֥יִת · templeWhen Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
- 1 Kings 8:38הַבַּ֥יִת · temple…then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
- 1 Kings 8:42הַבַּ֥יִת · temple…for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
- 1 Kings 8:43הַבַּ֥יִת · house…then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.