bayit (house) · Rightly

Meaning

House (of men)
House (of God)

How it's translated

house of 21
house the 5
to house of 2
in house of 2
house his 2
and house his 2
for house of 2
to house his 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Ezra 29
Daniel 9

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Daniel 2:17In contextThen Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
Daniel 3:29In contextTherefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Daniel 4:4In contextI Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
Daniel 4:30In contextThe king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Daniel 5:3In contextThen they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
Daniel 5:10In contextNow the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

All 38 verses, by book

Ezra 29: 4:24 5:2 5:3 5:8 5:9 5:11 5:12 5:13 5:14 5:15 5:16 5:17 6:1 6:3 6:4 6:5 6:7 6:8 6:11 6:12 6:15 6:16 6:17 7:16 7:17 7:19 7:20 7:23 7:24
Daniel 9: 2:5 2:17 3:29 4:4 4:30 5:3 5:10 5:23 6:10

Aramaic dictionary

בַּ֫יִת bayit · house

1) house (of men) 2) house (of God)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “house” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

HOUSE, noun

hous. [Latin casa; Heb. to put on, to cover.]

In a general sense, a building or shed intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but appropriately, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, mansion or abode for any of the human species.
An edifice or building appropriated to the worship of God; a temple; a church; as the house of God.
A monastery; a college; as a religious house
The manner of living; the table.

All definitions and other forms of “house”

In astrology, the station of a planet in the heavens, or the twelfth part of the heavens.
A family of ancestors; descendants and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe.
One of the estates of a kingdom assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in their legislative capacity, and holding their place by right or by election.
The quorum of a legislative body; the number of representatives assembled who are constitutionally empowered to enact laws.
In Scripture, those who dwell in a house and compose a family; a household.“Cornelius was a devout man, and feared God with all his house” Acts 10:2
Wealth; estate.“Ye devour widows' houses” Matthew 23:14
The grave; as the house appointed for all living. Job 30:23
Household affairs; domestic concerns.
The body; the residence of the soul in this world; as our earthly house 2 Corinthians 5:1
The church among the Jews.“Moses was faithful in all his house” Hebrews 3:2
A place of residence. Exodus 13:3“Egypt is called the house of bondage” Exodus 13:3
A square, or division on a chess board.

HOUSE, verb transitive

houz. To cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to shelter; to protect by covering; as, to house wood; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.

To admit to residence; to harbor.
To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
To drive to a shelter.

HOUSE, verb intransitive

houz. To take shelter or lodgings; to keep abode; to reside.

To have an astrological station in the heavens.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.