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
- Job 20:19בַּ֥יִת · housesFor he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
- Job 20:28בֵּית֑וֹ · of his houseThe possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
- Job 21:9בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם · Their homesTheir homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
- Job 21:21בְּבֵית֣וֹ · about his householdFor what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
- Job 21:28בֵית־ · houseFor you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
- Job 22:18בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם · their housesBut it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
- Job 24:16בָּ֫תִּ֥ים · housesIn the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
- Job 27:18בֵּית֑וֹ · The houseThe house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
- Job 30:23וּבֵ֖ית · to the placeYes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
- Job 38:20בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ · to its home…so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?
- Job 39:6בֵית֑וֹ · his homeI made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
- Job 42:11בְּבֵיתוֹ֒ · in his houseAll his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
- Psalm 5:7בֵיתֶ֑ךָ · Your houseBut I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
- Psalm 23:6בְּבֵית־ · in the houseSurely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- Psalm 26:8בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ · the houseO LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
- Psalm 27:4בְּבֵית־ · in the houseOne thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Psalm 30:1הַבַּ֣יִת · of the templeA Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
- Psalm 31:2לְבֵ֥ית · the strongholdIncline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
- Psalm 36:8בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ · of Your houseThey feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
- Psalm 42:4בֵּ֥ית · the houseThese things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
- Psalm 45:10וּבֵ֥ית · houseListen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
- Psalm 49:11בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ · homesTheir graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.
- Psalm 49:16בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ · of his houseDo not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
- Psalm 50:9מִבֵּיתְךָ֣ · from your stallI have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
- Psalm 52:1בֵּ֥ית · the houseFor the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalm 52:8בְּבֵ֣ית · in the houseBut I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
- Psalm 55:14בְּבֵ֥ית · into the houseWe shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
- Psalm 59:1הַ֝בַּ֗יִת · [David’s] houseFor the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
- Psalm 65:4בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ · of Your houseBlessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- Psalm 66:13בֵיתְךָ֣ · Your houseI will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
- Psalm 68:6בַּ֗יְתָה · in familiesGod settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
- Psalm 68:12בַּ֝֗יִת · at home“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
- Psalm 69:9בֵּיתְךָ֣ · for Your house…because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
- Psalm 84:3בַ֡יִת · a homeEven the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
- Psalm 84:4בֵיתֶ֑ךָ · in Your houseHow blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
- Psalm 84:10בְּבֵ֣ית · in the houseFor better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalm 92:13בְּבֵ֣ית · in the housePlanted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Psalm 93:5לְבֵיתְךָ֥ · Your houseYour testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- Psalm 98:3לְבֵ֪ית · to the houseHe has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Psalm 101:2בֵּיתִֽי׃ · my houseI will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
- Psalm 101:7בֵּיתִי֮ · my houseNo one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
- Psalm 104:17בֵּיתָֽהּ׃ · makes her home…where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
- Psalm 105:21לְבֵית֑וֹ · of his householdHe made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
- Psalm 112:3בְּבֵית֑וֹ · are in his houseWealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Psalm 113:9הַבַּ֗יִת · in her homeHe settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 114:1בֵּ֥ית · the houseWhen Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
- Psalm 115:10בֵּ֣ית · O houseO house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- Psalm 115:12בֵּ֣ית · the house; בֵּ֥ית · the houseThe LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
- Psalm 116:19בֵּ֤ית · house…in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!