TBESH · H1005
בַּ֫יִת · ba.yit · house
1) house (of men) 2) house (of God)
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) means “house” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: bah-yith Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בַּ֫יִת · ba.yit · house
1) house (of men) 2) house (of God)
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
(Aramaic) corresponding to H1004 (בַּיִת) {a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
KJV glosses: house.
Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| house | 7 |
| the house | 5 |
| of the house | 4 |
| temple | 4 |
| his house | 2 |
| to the house | 2 |
| and his own house | 1 |
| and let the house | 1 |
| and their houses | 1 |
| and your houses | 1 |
| archives | 1 |
| at the house | 1 |
| for his house | 1 |
| for the house | 1 |
| hall | 1 |
| in my house | 1 |
| in the house | 1 |
| into his house | 1 |
| let the house | 1 |
| of the archives | 1 |
| on the house | 1 |
| residence | 1 |
| the temple | 1 |
| to his house | 1 |
| treasury | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| house | 17 |
| of the house | 7 |
| for the house | 4 |
| the house | 3 |
| and let his house | 1 |
| and let the house | 1 |
| and their houses | 1 |
| and your houses | 1 |
| his house | 1 |
| in mine house | 1 |
| in the house | 1 |
| into his house | 1 |
| let the house | 1 |
| of his house | 1 |
| to his house | 1 |
| to the house | 1 |
| was made in the house | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 38 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Read word by wordThen Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
Read word by wordAt that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Read word by wordLet it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
Read word by wordSo we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Read word by wordAnd this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
Read word by wordBut since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
Read word by wordIn the first year of his reign, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
Read word by wordHe also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
Read word by wordand instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
Read word by wordSo this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
Read word by wordNow, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
Read word by wordThus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
Read word by wordIn the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
Read word by wordwith three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.
Read word by wordFurthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.
Read word by wordLeave this work on the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.
Read word by wordI hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
Read word by wordI also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.
Read word by wordMay God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.
Read word by wordAnd this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
Read word by wordThen the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
Read word by wordFor the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.
Read word by wordtogether with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordWith this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordYou must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.
Read word by wordAnd if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
Read word by wordWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
Read word by wordAnd be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
Read word by wordThe king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.
Read word by wordThen Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Read word by wordTherefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
Read word by wordI, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.1
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.27
Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Read word by wordHearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
Read word by wordInstead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Read word by wordNow when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.11
Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.
We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.
Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.
Open in Berean Blue