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H1004 · בַּיִת

bayith

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

KJV gloss list in the source

court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] 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).

Source pronunciation notation: bah'-yith

Derivation recorded by Strong

probably from H1129 (בָּנָה) abbreviated;

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