בֵּית

hebrewOld TestamentAdjective2,050 occurrences38 books1,709 verses
This word comes from the names of Baal-meon, Beth-ashbea, Beth-haggan and Beth-togarmah.

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).

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

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Occurrences

2,050 total
  1. Jeremiah 23:8בֵּ֤ית · of the house
    Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land.”
  2. Jeremiah 23:11בְּבֵיתִ֛י · in My house
    “For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.
  3. Jeremiah 23:34בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ · and his household
    As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ I will punish that man and his household.
  4. Jeremiah 26:2בֵּית־ · of the house; בֵּית־ · there
    “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
  5. Jeremiah 26:6הַבַּ֥יִת · house
    …then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”
  6. Jeremiah 26:7בְּבֵ֥ית · in the house
    Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,
  7. Jeremiah 26:9הַבַּ֣יִת · house; בְּבֵ֥ית · in the house
    How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
  8. Jeremiah 26:10מִבֵּית־ · palace; בֵּ֣ית · to the house
    When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate.
  9. Jeremiah 26:12הַבַּ֤יִת · house
    But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
  10. Jeremiah 26:18הַבַּ֖יִת · and the temple
    “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
  11. Jeremiah 27:16בֵית־ · from the house
    Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.
  12. Jeremiah 27:18בְּבֵית־ · in the house; וּבֵ֨ית · in the palace
    If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.
  13. Jeremiah 27:21בֵּ֣ית · in the house; וּבֵ֥ית · in the palace
    Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
  14. Jeremiah 28:1בְּבֵ֣ית · in the house
    In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:
  15. Jeremiah 28:3בֵּ֣ית · of the house
    Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon.
  16. Jeremiah 28:5בְּבֵ֥ית · in the house
    Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.
  17. Jeremiah 28:6בֵית־ · house
    “Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
  18. Jeremiah 29:5בָתִּ֖ים · houses
    “Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.
  19. Jeremiah 29:26בֵּ֣ית · in the house
    ‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
  20. Jeremiah 29:28בָתִּים֙ · houses
    For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
  21. Jeremiah 31:27בֵּ֤ית · the house; בֵּ֣ית · and the house
    “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast.
  22. Jeremiah 31:31בֵּ֧ית · the house; בֵּ֥ית · the house
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
  23. Jeremiah 31:33בֵּ֨ית · the house
    “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  24. Jeremiah 32:2בֵּֽית־ · in the palace
    At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
  25. Jeremiah 32:15בָתִּ֛ים · Houses
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”
  26. Jeremiah 32:29הַבָּתִּ֡ים · the houses
    And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.
  27. Jeremiah 32:34בַּבַּ֛יִת · in the house
    They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.
  28. Jeremiah 33:4בָּתֵּי֙ · the houses; בָּתֵּ֖י · and the palaces
    For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
  29. Jeremiah 33:11בֵּ֣ית · into the house
    …the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
  30. Jeremiah 33:14בֵּ֥ית · the house; בֵּ֥ית · and the house
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
  31. Jeremiah 33:17בֵֽית־ · of the house
    For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
  32. Jeremiah 34:13מִבֵּ֥ית · out of the house
    “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying:
  33. Jeremiah 34:15בַּבַּ֕יִת · in the house
    Recently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.
  34. Jeremiah 35:2בֵּ֣ית · the house; בֵּ֣ית · of the house
    “Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
  35. Jeremiah 35:3בֵּ֥ית · house
    So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites—
  36. Jeremiah 35:4בֵּ֣ית · into the house
    …and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
  37. Jeremiah 35:5בֵית־ · of the house
    Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”
  38. Jeremiah 35:7וּבַ֣יִת · a house
    Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’
  39. Jeremiah 35:9בָּתִּ֖ים · houses
    Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
  40. Jeremiah 35:18וּלְבֵ֨ית · to the house
    Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,