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
- 2 Chronicles 19:1בֵּית֛וֹ · his homeWhen Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,
- 2 Chronicles 19:11לְבֵית־ · of the houseNote that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
- 2 Chronicles 20:5בְּבֵ֣ית · in the houseThen Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard
- 2 Chronicles 20:9הַבַּ֤יִת · temple; בַּבַּ֣יִת · temple‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
- 2 Chronicles 20:28בֵּ֖ית · the houseSo they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.
- 2 Chronicles 21:6בֵּ֣ית · the houseAnd Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 21:7בֵּ֣ית · the houseYet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- 2 Chronicles 21:13בֵּ֣ית · just as the house; בֵית־ · family…but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.
- 2 Chronicles 21:17לְבֵית־ · palaceSo they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3בֵּ֣ית · of the houseAhaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
- 2 Chronicles 22:4כְּבֵ֣ית · as the houseAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.
- 2 Chronicles 22:7בֵּ֥ית · the houseAhaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
- 2 Chronicles 22:8בֵּ֣ית · the houseSo while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.
- 2 Chronicles 22:9לְבֵ֣ית · from the houseThen Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
- 2 Chronicles 22:10לְבֵ֥ית · of the houseWhen Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 22:12בְּבֵ֣ית · in the houseAnd Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
- 2 Chronicles 23:3בְּבֵ֥ית · in the house…the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
- 2 Chronicles 23:5בְּבֵ֣ית · palace; בֵּ֥ית · of the house…a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:6בֵית־ · the houseNo one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:7הַבַּ֖יִת · the templeThe Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:9בֵּ֥ית · were in the houseThen Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 23:10הַבַּ֤יִת; הַבַּ֙יִת֙ · of the temple; וְלַבָּ֑יִת · and the templeHe stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
- 2 Chronicles 23:12בֵּ֥ית · in the houseWhen Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:14מִבֵּ֣ית · between; בֵּ֥ית · in the houseAnd Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:15בֵּ֣יתSo they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
- 2 Chronicles 23:17בֵּית־ · to the templeSo all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
- 2 Chronicles 23:18בֵּ֣ית · of the house; בֵּ֣ית · the houseMoreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
- 2 Chronicles 23:19בֵּ֣ית · of the houseHe stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
- 2 Chronicles 23:20מִבֵּ֣ית · from the house; בֵּ֣ית · palaceAnd he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
- 2 Chronicles 24:4בֵּ֥ית · the houseSome time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 24:5בֵּ֣ית · the houseSo he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
- 2 Chronicles 24:7בֵּ֣ית · the house; בֵית־ · of the houseFor the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
- 2 Chronicles 24:8בֵּית־ · of the houseAt the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 24:12בֵּית־ · on the house; בֵּ֣ית · the house; בֵּ֥ית · the houseThen the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 24:13בֵּ֧ית · the houseSo the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
- 2 Chronicles 24:14לְבֵית־ · for the house; בְּבֵית־ · in the houseWhen they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 24:16וּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ס · and His templeAnd Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
- 2 Chronicles 24:18בֵּ֤ית · the houseThey abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.