What does כֹּל · בַּיִת · יִשְׂרָאֵל mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · בַּיִת · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H1004, H3478
כָּל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) · he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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בַּיִת H1004 a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Pronunciation bêt YHWH
Physical dwelling expands to household, dynasty, and temple—the building contains and constitutes the family unit itself.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
What does כָּל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל (kol-bêṯ yiśrāʾēl) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · בַּיִת · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H1004, H3478?
H3605, H1004, H3478 is connected to 9,980 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong's H3605, H1004, H3478
Lexical occurrences 9,980 verses Source Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G962 LXX equivalent Greek
Βηθεσδά Bēthesdá G964 LXX equivalent Greek
house of kindness; Beth-esda, a pool in Jerusalem
Βηθσαϊδά Bēthsaïdá G966 LXX equivalent Greek
fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine
Βηθφαγή Bēthphagḗ G967 LXX equivalent Greek
fig-house; Beth-phage, a place in Palestine
Ἰσραήλ Israḗl G2474 LXX equivalent Greek
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain