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
- Nehemiah 12:37לְבֵ֣ית · the houseAt the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
- Nehemiah 12:40בְּבֵ֣ית · in the houseThe two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,
- Nehemiah 13:4בֵּית־ · of the houseNow before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
- Nehemiah 13:7בֵּ֥ית · of the house…to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
- Nehemiah 13:8בֵית־ · householdAnd I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.
- Nehemiah 13:9בֵּ֣ית · of the houseThen I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.
- Nehemiah 13:11בֵּית־ · has the houseSo I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,
- Nehemiah 13:14בְּבֵ֥ית · for the houseRemember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
- Esther 1:8בֵּית֔וֹ · of his householdBy order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
- Esther 1:9בֵּ֚ית · palaceQueen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
- Esther 1:22בְּבֵית֔וֹ · of his own householdHe sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
- Esther 2:3בֵּ֣ית · the harem…and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
- Esther 2:8בֵּ֣ית · the palaceWhen the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.
- Esther 2:9מִבֵּ֣ית · from the palace; בֵּ֥ית · placeAnd the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
- Esther 2:11בֵּית־ · of the haremAnd every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
- Esther 2:13מִבֵּ֥ית · from the harem; בֵּ֥ית · palaceWhen the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
- Esther 2:14בֵּ֤ית · haremShe would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.
- Esther 2:16בֵּ֣ית · palaceShe was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
- Esther 4:13בֵּית־ · palace…he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.
- Esther 4:14וּבֵית־ · houseFor if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
- Esther 5:1בֵּית־ · of the palace; בֵּ֣ית · quarters; בְּבֵ֣ית · courtroom; הַבָּֽיִת׃ · theOn the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
- Esther 5:10בֵּית֑וֹ · homeNevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
- Esther 6:4בֵּית־ · of the palace“Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.
- Esther 6:12בֵּית֔וֹ · homeThen Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
- Esther 7:8בֵּ֣ית׀ · the banquet hall; בַּבָּ֑יִת · I am in the palaceJust as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Esther 7:9בְּבֵ֣ית · houseThen Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
- Esther 8:1בֵּ֥ית · the estateThat same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.
- Esther 8:2בֵּ֥ית · the estateThe king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.
- Esther 8:7בֵית־ · estateSo King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
- Esther 9:4בְּבֵ֣ית · power in the palaceFor Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
- Job 1:4בֵּ֖ית · in their homesJob’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
- Job 1:10בֵּית֛וֹ · and his householdHave You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Job 1:13בְּבֵ֖ית · houseOne day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
- Job 1:18בְּבֵ֖ית · houseWhile he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
- Job 1:19הַבַּ֔יִת · of the house…when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 3:15בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם · their houses…or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
- Job 4:19בָֽתֵּי־ · in houses…how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!
- Job 7:10לְבֵית֑וֹ · to his houseHe never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.
- Job 8:14וּבֵ֥ית · webHis confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
- Job 8:15בֵּ֭יתוֹ · his webHe leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
- Job 8:17בֵּ֖ית · a home amongHis roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
- Job 15:28בָּ֭תִּים · houses…he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
- Job 17:13בֵּיתִ֑י · as my homeIf I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
- Job 19:15בֵיתִ֣י · My guestsMy guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.