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 29:3בְּבֵ֣ית · in the house; לְבֵית־ · for [it]; לְבֵ֥ית · templeMoreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
- 1 Chronicles 29:4הַבָּתִּֽים׃ · of the buildings…three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
- 1 Chronicles 29:7בֵּית־ · houseToward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
- 1 Chronicles 29:8בֵּית־ · of the houseWhoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
- 1 Chronicles 29:16בַ֖יִת · a houseO LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.
- 2 Chronicles 2:1בַּ֙יִת֙ · a house; וּבַ֖יִת · palace for himselfNow Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3בַ֖יִת · a houseThen Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4בַּ֜יִת · a houseBehold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5וְהַבַּ֛יִת · The houseThe house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
- 2 Chronicles 2:6בַ֔יִת · a house; בַ֔יִת · a houseBut who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?
- 2 Chronicles 2:9הַבַּ֛יִת · the temple…to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
- 2 Chronicles 2:12בַּ֙יִת֙ · a temple; וּבַ֖יִת · palace for himselfAnd Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
- 2 Chronicles 3:1בֵּית־ · the houseThen Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
- 2 Chronicles 3:3בֵּ֣ית · for the houseThe foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.
- 2 Chronicles 3:4הַבַּ֙יִת֙ · of the templeThe portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5הַבַּ֣יִת · roomHe paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
- 2 Chronicles 3:6הַבַּ֛יִת · the templeHe adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
- 2 Chronicles 3:7הַבַּ֜יִת · [its]He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
- 2 Chronicles 3:8בֵּֽית־ · Place; הַבַּ֙יִת֙ · of the templeThen he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
- 2 Chronicles 3:10בְּבֵֽית־ · PlaceIn the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
- 2 Chronicles 3:11הַבַּ֔יִת · of the templeThe total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
- 2 Chronicles 3:12הַבָּ֑יִת · of the templeThe wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.
- 2 Chronicles 3:13לַבָּֽיִת׃ס · the [main] roomSo the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
- 2 Chronicles 3:15הַבַּ֙יִת֙ · of the templeIn front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
- 2 Chronicles 4:4בָּֽיְתָה׃ · 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.
- 2 Chronicles 4:11בְּבֵ֥ית · in the houseAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:
- 2 Chronicles 4:16לְבֵ֣ית · for the house…and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.
- 2 Chronicles 4:19בֵּ֣ית · the houseSolomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
- 2 Chronicles 4:22הַ֠בַּיִת · of the temple; הַבַּ֛יִת · of the main hall…the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of pure gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.
- 2 Chronicles 5:1לְבֵ֣ית · for the house; בֵּ֥ית · of the houseSo all the work that 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 all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 5:7הַבַּ֖יִת · 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.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13וְהַבַּ֛יִת · And the temple; בֵּ֥ית · the houseThe trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
- 2 Chronicles 5:14בֵּ֥ית · 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 God.
- 2 Chronicles 6:2בֵית־ · houseBut I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:5בַּ֔יִת · a house‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land 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, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 6:7בַּ֔יִת · 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.
- 2 Chronicles 6:8בַּ֖יִת · 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.
- 2 Chronicles 6:9הַבָּ֑יִת; הַבַּ֖יִת · the houseNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
- 2 Chronicles 6:10הַבַּ֔יִת · 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.
- 2 Chronicles 6:18הַבַּ֥יִת · templeBut will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.