What does נָקִי · הָיָה · בַּיִת mean in the Bible?
נָקִי · הָיָה · בַּיִת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "innocent".
Hebrew · H5355, H1961, H1004
נָקִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵיתוֹ
Innocent · to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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נָקִי H5355 innocent
Pronunciation nāqiy
Denotes legal or moral innocence through freedom from guilt; often implies vindication before God or human judgment
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הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Pronunciation hāyāh
Emphatic existential verb emphasizing actual occurrence or becoming; never mere grammatical copula in Hebrew thought.
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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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What does נָקִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵיתוֹ (naqi yihyeh leveito) mean in the Bible?
נָקִי · הָיָה · בַּיִת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "innocent".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5355, H1961, H1004?
H5355, H1961, H1004 is connected to 5,674 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. innocent
Strong's H5355, H1961, H1004
Lexical occurrences 5,674 verses Source Gloss
innocent
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נָקִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵיתוֹ 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.
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