House

H1004
Hebrew
UBS
בַּיִת
bayithbah'-yith
Noun Masculine

Definition

= construction surrounded by walls and covered with a roof; ◄ normally made of stones, wood, or clay; ► to be used as living quarters, for storage, as a prison, as a sanctuary, etc.; sometimes used to denote a smaller part of a large construction

Semantic Domains

Buildings
Space
Containers
Groups

Etymology

probably from H1129 (בָּנָה) abbreviated;

KJV Translations

court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out)

Occurrences1717
Frequency Rank#13

Verse Usage

This word appears 1717 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.