בֵּ֥ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
bayith
the house
A structure or dwelling place for humans or animals; by extension, a household or family unit (often multigenerational); a lineage or clan; a building used for specific purposes (such as a temple, palace, or sanctuary); in poetic and metaphorical usage, a reference to a group, organization, or domain. The word can refer concretely to a physical building, or abstractly to the members and legacy associated with that building.
Ezra 5:2 · Word #11
Lexicon H1005
| Lemma | בַּיִת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 |
| Transliteration | bayith |
| Strong's | H1005 |
| Definition | A structure or dwelling place for humans or animals; by extension, a household or family unit (often multigenerational); a lineage or clan; a building used for specific purposes (such as a temple, palace, or sanctuary); in poetic and metaphorical usage, a reference to a group, organization, or domain. The word can refer concretely to a physical building, or abstractly to the members and legacy associated with that building. |
Morphology ANcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the house |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1005-06
house of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular, construct state (HNcmsc). |
| Rendering Rationale | This is the masculine singular construct form of בַּיִת, indicating a relational form "house of" linking it to a following noun. The rendering preserves the built-structure sense derived from בנה while reflecting the construct state. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the house of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 'house of' is grammatically ambiguous in English. The context (restoring the temple) requires the definite article: 'the house of'. |