Original: בַּיִת

Transliteration: bayith

Phonetic: bah'-yith

Short Definition: Court

Original: בּית

Transliteration: bayith

Phonetic: bah'-yith

BDB Definition:

1. house
   1. house, dwelling habitation
   2. shelter or abode of animals
   3. human bodies (figuratively)
   4. of Sheol
   5. of abode of light and darkness
   6. of land of Ephraim
2. place
3. receptacle
4. home, house as containing a family
5. household, family
   1. those belonging to the same household
   2. family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6. household affairs
7. inwards (metaphorically)
8. (TWOT) temple
9. on the inside
   1. within

Origin: probably from H1129 abbreviated

TWOT entry: 241

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H1006, H1007, H1008, H1009, H1010, H1011, H1012, H1013, H1014, H1015, H1016, H1017, H1020, H1021, H1022, H1023, H1024, H1025, H1026, H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1031, H1032, H1033, H1034, H1035, H1036, H1038, H1039, H1040, H1041, H1042, H1043, H1044, H1046, H1047, H1048, H1049, H1050, H1051, H1052, H1053, H1054, H1055, H1056, H1057, H1194, H2772, H358, H6164, H6407, H7462