1 house, a. as dwelling habitation Genesis 19:2,3,4,11; Genesis 27:15; Genesis 33:17 (object of בָּנָה) Exodus 12:7 + often; מוֺשַׁב ׳בּ Leviticus 25:29 (compare בַּיִת לְשִׁבְתִּי 2 Samuel 7:5); בֵּית = in the house of, when modifying word follows, compare Dr^{Sm 29, n. 2} (after stative construct מוֺלֶדֶת בַּיִת אוֺ מוֺלֶדֶת חוּץ Leviticus 19:9); e.g. אָבִיךָ ׳בּ Genesis 24:23; אִישָׁהּ ׳בּ Numbers 30:11 יהוה ׳בּ 2 Kings 23:24; so in proper name ביתאל Amos 7:13; (ה)בַּ֫יְתָה into the house, home Exodus 9:19 (of man & beast) compare, Judges 19:18; 1 Samuel 6:7 (compare 1 Samuel 6:10) 1 Kings 13:7,15; Psalm 68:7; Isaiah 14:17 etc.; compare below 7 below; partic (α) in J occasionally of tent Genesis 27:15; compare Genesis 33:17 (with בנה; here of nomad's hut); usually (β) house of solid materials, with doorposts, etc. Exodus 12:7; Deuteronomy 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:20, walls Leviticus 14:37,39, of stones, timber & mortar Leviticus 14:45 (compare Leviticus 14:40; Leviticus 14:42; Leviticus 14:43); so also Joshua 2:15; supported by pillars Judges 16:26f.; with roof on which one could walk 2 Samuel 11:12 etc.; see especially temple and king's house in Jerusalem 1 Kings 5-7 etc.; compare Songs 1:7; Jeremiah 22:14; of Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 40f.; בָּֽתֵּכֶם סְפוּנִים of luxurious houses Haggai 1:4; בנה בָּֽתִּים טֹבִים Deuteronomy 8:12; בּנה בַּיִתחָֿדָשׁ Deuteronomy 20:5; compare Deuteronomy 22:8; also with בנה Deuteronomy 28:30 + often; (γ) construct before word of material, אֲרָזִים ׳בּ 2 Samuel 7:2,7 = 1 Chronicles 17:1 (׳הַא ׳בּ) 1 Chronicles 17:6; הַשֵּׁן ׳בּ 1 Kings 22:39 compare Amos 3:15; גָּזִית ׳בּ house of hewn stone Amos 5:11; compare בֵּית יַעַר הַלְּבָנוֺן 1 Kings 7:2; 2Chronicles 9:20, בֵּית הַיַּעַר Isaiah 22:8; (δ) also before word of quality or characteristic, בֵּית אֵבֶל Ecclesiastes 7:2 "" מִשְׁתֶּה ׳בּ Ecclesiastes 7:4 "" שִׂמְחָה ׳בּ; מַרְזֵחַ ׳בּ Jeremiah 16:5; מִשְׁתֶּה ׳בּ Jeremiah 16:8; בָּֽתֵּי חֶמְדָּתֵךְ Ezekiel 26:12; בֵּית תַּעֲנֻגֶי֑הָ Micah 2:9; compare מְרִי ׳בּ rebellious house below 5. d below; (ε) in combinations, of structures for various purposes: — (1) בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ = palace 1 Kings 9:1,10; 1 Kings 10:12 +, etc.; בֵּית מַמְלָכָה Amos 7:13 compare below

2 below; הַמַּלְכוּת ׳בּ Esther 5:1; compare Esther 2:16; לְמַלְכוּתוֺ ׳בּ2Chron 1:18; (2) בֵּית הַסֹּהַר = the prison Genesis 39:20 (twice in verse); Genesis 39:21,22 (twice in verse); Genesis 39:23; Genesis 40:3,5; compare מִשְׁמַרְכֶם ׳בּ Genesis 42:19; מִשְׁמֶרֶת ׳בּ 2 Samuel 20:3; ׳בּ הָאָסוּר Jeremiah 37:15; הָאֲסיּרים ׳בּ Judges 16:21,25; הָסֿוּרִים ׳בּ Ecclesiastes 4:14; הַכֶּלֶא ׳בּ 1 Kings 22:27; 2 Kings 17:4; 2Chronicles 18:26; Jeremiah 37:15,18 compare Isaiah 42:7; כֶּלֶא ׳בּ 2 Kings 25:27; הַמַּהְמֶּכֶת ׳בּ2Chronicles 16:10; הַכְּליּ֯א ׳בּ Jeremiah 37:4; Jeremiah 52:31; בָּֽתֵּי כְלָאִים Isaiah 42:22; בֵּיתהַֿבּוֺר Jeremiah 37:16; הַמְּקֻדּוֺת ׳בּ Jeremiah 52:31; -3בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים house of the women, harem Esther 2:9,11,13,14; -4מִשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן ׳בּ Esther 7:8; הַיָּ֑יִן ׳בּ Songs 2:4; compare בָּֽתֵּי מָשׂוֺשׂ Isaiah 32:13; -5בֵּית הַחֹרֶף Amos 3:15; Jeremiah 36:22; ׳הַקָּ֑יִץ בּ Amos 3:15; -6בֵּית נְכֹתֹה & בֵּית כֵּלָיו 2 Kings 20:13 = Isaiah 39:2; -7בֵּית הַגָּן garden-h. (or proper name? compare p. III) 2 Kings 9:27; -8בֵּיתעֵֿקֶד binding-h. (or proper name?) 2 Kings 10:12,14; -9בֵּיתעֲבָדִים h. of slaves (where slaves live), only figurative of Egypt Exodus 13:3,14; Exodus 20:2; Deuteronomy 5:6; Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 8:14; Deuteronomy 13:6; Deuteronomy 13:11; Joshua 24:17; Judges 6:8; Micah 6:4; Jeremiah 34:13; — on הַחָפְשִׁית ׳בּ 2 Kings 15:5 2Chronicles 26:21 compare חפשׁית; especially (10) ׳בֵּית י = temple 1 Kings 7:12,40,45,51 & very often; also (mostly late) בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים 1 Chronicles 9:11,13,26 + often; but also of earlier tent of worship Judges 18:31; see also הָאֹהֶל ׳בּ 1 Chronicles 9:23, compare אֱלֹהִים ׳בּ of local shrine 1 Chronicles 17:5; & also in mouth of Jacob, as explanation of name of Bethel Genesis 28:17 (compare Genesis 28:19), & as name of stone, or MaÁÁeba Genesis 28:22 = (all E); also ׳י ׳ב of earlier tent of worship Judges 19:18; 1 Samuel 1:7,24; 2 Samuel 12:20 (compare further אֱלֹהִים, יהוה); הָאוֺצָר ׳בּ Malachi 3:10; compare הֵיכַל הַבַּיִת 1 Kings 6:3, & ׳בּ alone in same sense, especially 1 Kings 6 compare 2 Chron 1:18; 2 Chronicles 2:3; 2 Chronicles 2:11 +; see 1 Chronicles 28:2 ׳מְנוּחָה לַאֲרוֺן בְּרִיתיֿ ׳בּ וְלַהֲדֹם רַגְלֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ; also בֵּית הַקֹּדֶשׁ 1 Chronicles 29:3; קֹדֶשׁ ׳בּ הַקֳּדָשִׁים2Chronicles 3:8,10 קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ ׳בּ Isaiah 64:10; בֵּיתזְֿבֻל2Chronicles 6:2; בֵּית זָ֑בַח2Chronicles 7:12 בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם2Chronicles 36:17; תְּפִלָּה ׳בּ Isaiah 56:7 (twice in verse); תִּפְאַרְתִּי ׳בּ Isaiah 60:7; also of heathen temples בַּעַלבְּֿרִית ׳ב Judges 9:4; דָּֿגוֺן׳ב 1 Samuel 5:5 עַשְׁתָּרוֺת ׳ב 1 Samuel 31:10; רִמּוֺן ׳ב 2 Kings 5:18 (3 t. in verse); הַבַּעַל ׳ב 2 Kings 10:21 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 10:23,25,26,27; 2 Kings 11:18; עֲצַבֵּיהֶם ׳בּ 1 Samuel 31:9 (but read rather אתעֿצביהם as in "" 1 Chronicles 10:9 so ᵐ5 We Dr); בֵּית בָּמוֺת 1 Kings 12:31 (compare MI בת במת) see also 1 Kings 13:32; 2 Kings 17:29,32; בֵּית אוֺצַר אֱלֹהָיו Daniel 1:2 etc.; made of woven material 2 Kings 23:7; אֲשֶׁר הַנָּשִׁים אֹרְגוֺת שָׁם בָּֽתִּים לָאֲשֵׁרָה perhaps = tent-shrines but text dubious ᵐ5 χεττιεῖν (כתנות ?); ᵐ5^L στολάς; compare Ew^{H iii.718} & Klo; (ζ) of portion of larger building (late), so plural בָּֽתָּיו 1 Chronicles 28:11 i.e. of the temple ("" גַּנְזַכָּיו, עֲלִיֹּתָיו, חֲדָרָיו); compare הַכַּמֹּרֶת ׳בּ ib.; הַמְֿבַשְּׁלִים ׳בּ Ezekiel 46:24.

b. as shelter or abode of animals 1 Samuel 6:7,10 compare Exodus 9:19; בֵּית עַכָּבִישׁ Job 8:14 spider's web (compare בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֺ Job 27:18); of wild ass Job 39:6 שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֺ; צִמּוֺר מָֽצְאָה בַּיִת Psalm 84:4 ("" קֵן); חֲסִידָה בְּרוֺשִׁים בֵּיתָהּ Psalm 104:17 (compare "" & Che); Proverbs 30:26 (of the שְׁפַנִּים 'conies').

c. figurative of human bodies בָּֽתֵּיחֹֿמֶר Job 4:19 houses of clay, compare in phrase שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת Ecclesiastes 12:3 keepers of the house, i.e. the arms; see further בֵּית מְגוּרָ֑י Psalm 119:54.

d. of sh®°ôl, שְׁאוֺל בֵּיתִי Job 17:13, compare בֵּית מוֺעֵד לְכָלחָֿ֑י Job 30:23 ("" מָוֶת); בֵּית עוֺלָמוֺ Ecclesiastes 12:5 (perhaps = tomb, see De).

e. of abode of light & darkness Job 38:20.

f. of land of Ephraim as יהוה ׳בּ Hosea 8:1; Hosea 9:15 (compare ׳אֶרֶץ י Hosea 9:3). 2 place, of Jerusalem בֵּית קִבְרוֺת אֲבֹתַי Nehemiah 2:3 ("" עִיר Nehemiah 2:5), compare also proper name compounded with בֵּית, below, & בֵּית מַמְלָכָה Amos 7:13 (predicate of Bethel); בֵּית נְתִיבוֺת Proverbs 8:2 i.e. where paths meet RV; אֲבָנִים ׳בּ Job 8:17; on both these see בֵּית below [בַּיִן] בֵּין p. 108.

3 receptacle, תְּעָלָה כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם 1 Kings 18:32 a trench like a receptacle of two seahs; בָּֽתֵּי נֶפֶשׁ Isaiah 3:20 i.e. vials of perfume; especially בָּֽתִּים לְבַדִּים Exodus 25:27 holders for the staves, i.e. rings, טַבָּעֹת ib.; so Exodus 37:14,27; Exodus 38:5; compare בָּֽתִּים לַבְּרִיחִם Exodus 26:29; Exodus 36:34 holders for the bars (all P, & all explained by טבעת); בֵּיתלָֿהּ סָבִיב Ezekiel 1:27 (si vera lectio) its [construct as Psalm 58:5] house (= enclosing cage) was round about (strike out B Hi Co).

4 of house as containing a family, hence in phrase of slaves belonging to household יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֺ Genesis 14:14; compare Genesis 17:12 (opposed to מִקְנַתכֶּֿסֶף) Genesis 17:13 (all "" id.) figurative of Israel Jeremiah 2:14 ("" עֶבֶד); compare בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי Genesis 15:3; בְּנֵיבַֿיִת הָיָה לִי Ecclesiastes 2:7 (as token of wealth & prosperity); also of one's sister מוֺלֶדֶת בַּיִת Leviticus 18:19 ("" חוּץ ׳מ compare below); אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֺ Genesis 17:27; ׳נַפְשׁוֺת בּ Genesis 36:6; כָּלהַֿנֶּפֶשׁ לְבֵיתיַֿעֲקֹב Genesis 46:27. Hence

5 household, family (592 t.)

a. ordinary sense, those belonging to the same household Genesis 7:1; Genesis 12:1,17 +, Deuteronomy 6:22; Deuteronomy 11:6 +; Hexateuch mostly J D; E Genesis 35:2; Genesis 42:33; Genesis 50:22 compare Exodus 1:21 below; P Genesis 36:6; Exodus 1:1; Exodus 12:4; Leviticus 16:6,11,17; Numbers 16:32; Numbers 18:31; Joshua 22:15; even where expressly said to inhabit tents Numbers 16:32; Deuteronomy 11:6 אֶתבָּֽֿתֵּיהֶם וְאֶתאָֿהֳלֵיהֶם; specifically ׳זְקַןבּֿ Genesis 24:2; compare Genesis 50:7 (of rank & dignity in household); of a family of handicraftsmen מִשְׁמְּחוֺת בֵּיתעֲֿבֹדַת הַבֻּץ 1 Chronicles 4:21 (see בוץ); also, with figurative of house clearly in mind ׳מִשְׁקֹלֶת בּ 2 Kings 21:13; ׳מַפְתֵּחַ בּ Isaiah 22:22.

b. family of descendants, descendants as organized body Genesis 18:19 (J "" בָּנִים) +, & so with בָּנָה (q. v.) אחיו ׳יִבְנֶה בּ Deuteronomy 25:9 compare Ruth 4:11 &, subject ׳י, לְ ׳בָּנָה בּ 2 Samuel 7:27 = 1 Chronicles 17:10,25; also 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Kings 11:38 (both נֶאֱמָן ׳בּ), so לְ ׳עשׂה בּ 2 Samuel 7:11; 1 Kings 2:24; also plural וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּֽתִּים Exodus 1:21; נֶאֱמָן לְ ׳עשׂה ב 1 Samuel 25:28; compare especially with proper name, e.g.

c. בֵּית שָׁאוּל 2 Samuel 3:1 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 3:6 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 3:8,10; 2 Samuel 9:1,2,3,9; 2 Samuel 16:5 (׳שׁ ׳משׁפחת בּ) 2 Samuel 16:8; 2 Samuel 19:18 (compare 2 Samuel 21:1 where read וְאֶלֿ בֵּיתֹה דָמִים so ᵐ5 We Dr) 1 Chronicles 12:29; בֵּית דָּוִד 2 Samuel 3:1,6; 2 Samuel 7:26 = 1 Chronicles 17:24 (compare context in both), 1 Kings 12:19 2Chronicles 10:19, 2 Chronicles 10:20; 2 Chronicles 10:26; 2Chronicles 13:2; 2 Chronicles 14:8; 2 Kings 17:21; Isaiah 7:2,13; Isaiah 22:22; Jeremiah 21:12; Zechariah 12:7,8,10,12 (׳דּ ׳משׁפחת בּ) 2 Chronicles 21:7; Psalm 122:5; יָרָבְעָם ׳בּ 1 Kings 13:34; 1 Kings 14:10 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 14:13,14; 1 Kings 15:29; 1 Kings 16:3; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9; 2 Kings 13:6; אַחְאָב ׳בּ 2 Kings 8:18,27 (3 t. in verse) (of Ahaziah ׳א ׳חֲתַן בּ), 2 Kings 9:7,8,9; 2 Kings 10:10,11; 2 Kings 21:13; Micah 6:16; 2Chron 21:6; 21:13; 22:3; 22:4; 22:7; 22:8; etc.

d. especially of Hebrew people & subdivisions: (α) בֵּית יִשְׂחָ֑ק Amos 7:16; (β) עֵשָׂו ׳בּ Obadiah 18 (twice in verse); (γ) בֵּית יַעֲקֹב Genesis 46:27 (P) Exodus 19:3 (E) Amos 3:13; Amos 9:8; Micah 2:7; Micah 3:9; Obadiah 17,18; Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 14:1; Isaiah 29:22; Isaiah 46:3; Isaiah 48:1; Isaiah 58:1; Jeremiah 2:4; Jeremiah 5:20; Psalm 114:1; also יעקב ׳זֶרַע בּ Ezekiel 20:5 (strike out Co); most frequently (δ) בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל (Vrss & variant reading sometimes בני see בֵּן) Hexateuch Exodus 16:31; Exodus 40:38; Leviticus 10:6; Numbers 20:29 (all P) Leviticus 17:3,8,10; Leviticus 22:18 (H) Joshua 21:43 (D) ; 1 Samuel 7:2 8t. Samuel Kings; Hosea 1:4,6; Hosea 5:1; Hosea 6:10; Hosea 12:1; Amos 5:1 7t. Amos; Micah 1:5; Micah 3:1,9; Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 14:2, also Isaiah 46:3; Isaiah 63:7; Zechariah 8:13 ; but especially Jeremiah 2:4,26 17t. Jeremiah; Ezekiel 3:1,4,5,7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 3:17 75t. Ezekiel; also יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳זֶרַע בּ Jeremiah 23:8; Ezekiel 44:22 (Co strike out ׳בּ); שְׁנֵי בָֽתֵּי יִשְׂרָאֵל Isaiah 8:14; בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה Ezekiel 9:9 + Ezekiel 25:8 Co; futher בֵּית מְרִי rebellious house (of Israel) Ezekiel 2:5,6; Ezekiel 3:9,26,27; Ezekiel 12:2,3, & הַמֶּ֑רִי ׳בּ Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 12:2,9,25; Ezekiel 17:12; Ezekiel 24:3 [+ Ezekiel 44:6 Co]; (ε) בֵּית יְהוּדָה 2 Samuel 2:4,7,10,11; 1 Kings 12:21 2Chronicles 11:1; 2 Kings 19:30 = Isaiah 37:31; Isaiah 22:21; Hosea 1:7; Hosea 5:12,14; Zephaniah 2:7; Zechariah 8:13,15,19; Zechariah 10:3,6; Zechariah 12:4, & especially Jeremiah 3:18 9t. Jeremiah; Ezekiel 4:6 4t. Ezekiel + Ezekiel 9:9 above; also יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן ׳בּ 1 Kings 12:23; מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה ׳בּ Jeremiah 21:11; Jeremiah 22:6; (ζ) יוֺסֵף ׳בּ Genesis 50:8; Joshua 17:17; Joshua 18:5 (all J E) Judges 1:22,23,35; 2 Samuel 19:21; 1 Kings 11:28; Amos 5:6; Obadiah 18; Zechariah 10:6; (η) אֶפְרַיִם ׳בּ Judges 10:9; (θ) בִּנְיָמִן ׳בּ 2 Samuel 3:19 compare 1 Kings 12:23 above; (ι) יִשָּׂשכָר ׳בּ 1 Kings 15:27; (κ) לֵוִי ׳בּ Exodus 2:1 (E) Numbers 17:23 (P) Zechariah 12:13 (׳ל ׳משׁפחת ב), Psalm 135:20; & (λ) אַהֲרֹן ׳בּ Psalm 115:10; Psalm 115:12; Psalm 118:3; Psalm 135:19.

e. technically, yet with some looseness of usage, בֵּית אָב father's house, of family or clan, plural בֵּית אָבוֺת father-houses, families (e.g. Numbers 1:2) (79 t.; only P & Chronicles) Exodus 6:14; Exodus 12:3; Numbers 1:2,4,18 41t. Numbers; Joshua 22:14 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 4:38; 1 Chronicles 5:13 25t. Chronicles; Ezra 2:59; Ezra 10:16; Nehemiah 7:61; Nehemiah 10:35; = tribe Numbers 17:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 17:18; Numbers 17:21; = main division of tribe Numbers 3:20,24 +, compare Numbers 34:14 (twice in verse) etc.; futher sub-division Exodus 12:3; 1 Chronicles 7:2,7 +; compare especially 1 Chronicles 23:11 Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, therefore they became לְבֵית אָב לִפְקֻדָּה אֶחָ֑ת (compare ראשׁי אבות, below אב).

6 house, including household affairs, persons, property, etc. וַיַּפְקִדֵהוּ עַלבֵּֿיתוֺ Genesis 39:4 compare בְּבֵיתוֺ Genesis 39:5; אֲשֶׁר עַלבֵּֿיתוֺ Genesis 44:1,4; hence אשׁר על הבית as title of governor of the palace (Ew^{H iii. 269}) Isaiah 22:15; Isaiah 36:3 compare 1 Kings 4:6; 2 Kings 15:5; in Israel 1 Kings 16:9; 1 Kings 18:3; 2 Kings 10:5: further 2 Samuel 17:23; 2 Kings 20:1 = Isaiah 38:1; hence of personal property 1 Kings 13:8 אִםתִּֿתֶּןלִֿי אֶתחֲֿצִי בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ; family and property (everything on which one depends) Job 8:15.

7 בַּ֫יְתָה, בָּ֑יְתָה, literally housewards, hence metaphor inwards, Exodus 28:26 = Exodus 39:19 (that is, of the ephod), 1 Kings 7:25 2Chronicles 4:4 (that is, of the circle of oxen supporting the molten sea); 2 Samuel 5:9 מִןהַֿמִּלּוֺא וָבָ֑יְתָה from the Millo and inward, Ezekiel 44:17.

8 מִבַּיִת

a. adverb on the inside (of a building, chest, etc.: opposed to מִחוּץ) Genesis 6:14; Exodus 25:11 = Exodus 37:2; Leviticus 14:41; 1 Kings 6:15,16; 1 Kings 7:9; 2 Kings 6:30 (of a person's clothes); Ezekiel 7:15; so with ה locative מִבֲַּ֫יְתָה 1 Kings 6:15

b. מִבֵּית לְ (construct Ges^{§ 130}, 1 n.) preposition within (opposed to מִחוּץ לְ), מִבֵּית לַמָּרֹכֶת within the veil Exodus 26:33; Leviticus 16:2,12; Numbers 18:7 לְכָלדְּֿבַר הַמִּזִבֵּחַ וּלְמִבֵּית לַמָּרֹכֶת for everything of the altar, and for (that) within the veil; 1 Kings 7:8,31; (read לַכְּתֵפֹת; see VB & Sta^{ZAW 1883, 165}); אֶלמִֿבֵּית לְ (after a verb of motion) in within Leviticus 16:15; 2 Kings 11:15 2Chronicles 23:14.Note. — בית perhaps occurs abbreviated into בּ in proper name בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה q. v. so Thes and others; compare also Aramaic בא = בית in like usage Lag^{Armen. Stud. § 339; Se i. 51; GGA 1884, 276}. **On בְּ as abbreviated בית see Wetzst^{Hauran 110} Kampffmeyer^{ZPV xv (1892). 111}.

בֵּית הַגָּן proper name, of a location? ᵐ5 Βαιθαν (Βαιατγαν), ᵐ5^L Βαιθωρων, 2 Kings 9:27; modern Jenîn? see גַּן, below גנן, and עֵין גַּנִּים; compare Sta^{Gesch i. 542}.

כלוא Kt, כְּלִיא Qr noun [masculine] id.; — ׳בֵּית הַכּ Jeremiah 37:4; Jeremiah 52:31 (see כֶּלֶא above)

[בַּ֫יִת]₄₄ noun masculine^{Ezra 6:7} house (Biblical Hebrew בַּ֫יִת); — emphatic בַּיְתָ֫א Ezra 5:3 +, תָ֫ה- Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:15; construct בֵּית(ֿׅ Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:2 +; suffix בַּיְתִי Daniel 4:1 (Baer^n., compare M^{§ 76 c}; van d. H. Gi בֵּיתִי), בַּיְהֵתּ Daniel 2:17 +; plural suffix בָּֽתֵּיכוֺן Daniel 2:5; —

1 house, of men : Ezra 6:11 (twice in verse); Daniel 2:5,17; Daniel 3:29; Daniel 6:11; of king Ezra 6:4; Daniel 4:4, מִשְׁתְּיָא ׳ב Daniel 5:10, גִּנְוַיָא דִּי מִלְכָּא ׳ב Ezra 5:17, compare Ezra 7:20 = ׳סִפְרַיָא וגו ׳ב Ezra 6:1; מִלְכוּ ׳ב Ezra 4:30 royal residence (of Babylonian ).

2 house of God, temple at Jerusalem Daniel 5:3,23; Ezra 4:24 28t. Ezra.