What does בַּיִת · אֶחָד mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1004, H259
בְּבַיִת אֶחָד
A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
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בַּיִתH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Pronunciationbêt YHWH
Physical dwelling expands to household, dynasty, and temple—the building contains and constitutes the family unit itself.
Open lexicon entry →אֶחָדH259properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
Pronunciationechad
One fundamentally means "united" or "unified" — emphasizing wholeness and integration rather than mere singularity or counting.
Open lexicon entry →What does בְּבַיִת אֶחָד (be-vayit echad) mean in the Bible?
בַּיִת · אֶחָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1004, H259?
H1004, H259 is connected to 3,032 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Strong'sH1004, H259
Lexical occurrences3,032 versesSource Gloss
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּבַיִת אֶחָד is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.