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 Chronicles 5:15לְבֵ֥יתAhi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
- 1 Chronicles 5:24בֵית־; לְבֵ֥יתThese were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.
- 1 Chronicles 6:10בַּבַּ֕יִת · in the templeJohanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
- 1 Chronicles 6:31בֵּ֣ית · in the houseThese are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
- 1 Chronicles 6:32בֵּ֥ית · the houseThey ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
- 1 Chronicles 6:48בֵּ֥ית · the houseTheir fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 7:2לְבֵית־The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
- 1 Chronicles 7:4לְבֵ֣יתIn addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
- 1 Chronicles 7:7בֵּ֣יתThe sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
- 1 Chronicles 7:9בֵּ֣יתTheir genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
- 1 Chronicles 7:23בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ · upon his houseAnd again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
- 1 Chronicles 7:40בֵית־All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
- 1 Chronicles 9:9לְבֵ֥ית…and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
- 1 Chronicles 9:11בֵּ֥ית · templeAzariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
- 1 Chronicles 9:13לְבֵ֣ית · of their families; בֵּית־ · of the house…and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 9:19לְבֵית־Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 9:23לְבֵית־ · of the house; לְבֵ֥ית־ · the houseSo they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
- 1 Chronicles 9:26בֵּ֥ית · of the houseBut the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 9:27בֵּית־ · the houseThey would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
- 1 Chronicles 10:6בֵּית֖וֹ · his houseSo Saul died together with his three sons and all his house.
- 1 Chronicles 10:10בֵּ֖ית · in the temple; בֵּ֥ית · in the templeThey put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
- 1 Chronicles 12:28וּבֵית־…and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
- 1 Chronicles 12:29בֵּ֥ית · the houseFrom Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
- 1 Chronicles 12:30לְבֵ֥ית · among their own clansFrom Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
- 1 Chronicles 13:7מִבֵּ֖ית · from the houseSo they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.
- 1 Chronicles 13:13בֵּ֥ית · the houseSo he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 1 Chronicles 13:14בֵּ֨ית · the family; בְּבֵית֖וֹ · in his house; בֵּ֥ית · householdThus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
- 1 Chronicles 14:1בָּֽיִת׃ · a palaceNow Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1בָתִּ֖ים · buildingsDavid constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25בֵּ֥ית · the houseSo David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 16:43לְבֵית֑וֹ · for their homes; בֵּיתֽוֹ׃פ · his householdThen all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
- 1 Chronicles 17:1בְּבֵית֑וֹ · into his palace; בְּבֵ֣ית · in a houseAfter David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:4הַבַּ֖יִת · a house“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.
- 1 Chronicles 17:5בְּבַ֔יִת · in a houseFor I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.
- 1 Chronicles 17:6בֵּ֥ית · a houseIn all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
- 1 Chronicles 17:10וּבַ֖יִת · a house…and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
- 1 Chronicles 17:12בָּ֑יִת · a houseHe will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chronicles 17:14בְּבֵיתִ֥י · over My houseBut I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:16בֵיתִ֔י · is my houseThen King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
- 1 Chronicles 17:17בֵּֽית־ · of the houseAnd as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
- 1 Chronicles 17:23בֵּית֔וֹ · and his houseAnd now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,
- 1 Chronicles 17:24וּבֵית־ · And may the house…so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.