← All word studies · Scripture answers
בַּיִת
bayith · Hebrew · Strong's H1004 · 2054 occurrences
The KJV renders 21 different Hebrew and Greek words as “place”
What it means
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
probably from H1129 (בָּנָה) abbreviated;
How the KJV renders it
court, daughter, door, family, hangings, home, house, inside, palace, place, temple, web
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“place”
also renders tópos (G5117), periochḗ (G4042), chōríon (G5564), opḗ (G3692), ʼăthar (H870), zûwr (H2114), yânach (H3240), yâshab (H3427), kôl (H3605), kên (H3653), mârôwm (H4791), nᵉchath (H5182), nâthan (H5414), çâbîyb (H5439), ʻômed (H5977), pethach (H6607), tsîyâh (H6723), tsâphan (H6845), shebeth (H7675), shâkan (H7931)
“palace”
also renders aulḗ (G833), praitṓrion (G4232), ʼappeden (H643), ʼarmôwn (H759), bîyrâʼ (H1001), hêykâl (H1964), hêykal (H1965), ṭîyrâh (H2918)
“house”
also renders oikētḗrion (G3613), oîkos (G3624), oikía (G3614), bayith (H1005), gᵉbîyaʻ (H1375), nâʼâh (H4999), qayits (H7019)
“temple”
“court”
also renders aulḗ (G833), châtsîyr (H2681)
“family”
also renders patriá (G3965), ʼeleph (H504)
Answers that weigh this word
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Does scripture permit divorce and remarriage?
- Are head coverings commanded in worship?
- Is tithing required for Christians?
- What does Malachi 3:10 mean about the tithe?
Where it appears
2054 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 2:55 · HNcmsc
The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 4:21 · HNcmsc
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
1 Chronicles 4:38 · HC/Ncmsc
these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
1 Chronicles 5:13 · HR/Ncmsc
Their brothers of their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
1 Chronicles 5:15 · HR/Ncmsc
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers’ houses.
1 Chronicles 5:24 · HNcmsc
These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel—mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers’ houses.
1 Chronicles 6:10 HRd/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 6:31 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 6:32 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 6:48 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 7:2 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 7:4 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 7:7 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 7:9 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 7:23 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 7:40 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 9:9 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 9:11 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 9:13 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 9:19 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 9:23 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 9:26 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 9:27 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 10:6 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 10:10 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 12:28 HC/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 12:29 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 12:30 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 13:7 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 13:13 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 13:14 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 14:1 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 15:1 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 15:25 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 16:43 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 17:1 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 17:4 HTd/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 17:5 HR/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 17:6 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 17:10 HC/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 17:12 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 17:14 HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs1 Chronicles 17:16 HNcmsc/Sp1cs1 Chronicles 17:17 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 17:23 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 17:24 HC/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 17:25 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 17:27 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 21:17 HC/R/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 22:1 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 22:2 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 22:5 HC/Td/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 22:6 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 22:7 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 22:8 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 22:10 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 22:11 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 22:14 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 22:19 HRd/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 23:4 HNcmsc
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.