Proverbs 24:27 — Word Study
WLCהָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פ
BSACompletekûwn [finish, bring to an end] your outdoorchûwts [in the open air, outside] workmᵉlâʼkâh [labor, task] and prepareʻâthad [make ready, establish] your fieldsâdeh [land, cultivated area] after thatʼachar [following, later] you may buildbânâh [construct, establish] your housebayith [dwelling place, home]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| הָ֘כֵ֤ן | establish | Verb, Hiphil, imperative second person masculine singular |
| בַּח֨וּץ׀ | on the outside | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ | work your | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ | and make ready it | Conjunction, verb piel imperative second person masculine singular, suffix |
| בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה | in the field | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| לָ֑ךְ | for yourself | Preposition, suffix |
| אַ֝חַ֗ר | after | Prep |
| וּבָנִ֥יתָ | and you will build | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect second person masculine singular |
| בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פ | house your | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house. |
| KJV | Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. |
| ASV | Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house. |
| YLT | Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field — go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house. |
| WEB | Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house. |
| BBE | Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house. |
The translations agree on the meaning and sequence of tasks in this verse.
The verse consists of a main clause followed by subordinate phrases that detail actions to be taken and their sequence.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Proverbs 24:27
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Context — Practical Wisdom in Proverbsgenerated
Proverbs 24:27 provides guidance on the importance of completing necessary tasks before undertaking larger projects, emphasizing the value of preparation in daily life. This reflects a broader theme in Proverbs, where wisdom is often linked to practical living and the consequences of one's actions. The surrounding verses offer additional insights into the nature of honest dealings and the importance of not acting hastily.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Kings 5:17–18 | And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. |
| 2 | 1 Kings 6:7 | The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. |
| 3 | Luke 14:28–30 | Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — כּוּן, ha.Khengenerated
The verb כּוּן (kuwn) means to establish or prepare. It conveys a sense of setting something up or making it ready, which is essential for successful outcomes. In this context, it emphasizes the need to finish outdoor tasks before moving on to building a house.
The Hiphil form indicates an imperative command, urging the listener to take action. This word is used frequently in the Hebrew Bible, illustrating its importance in various contexts of preparation and establishment.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations of this verse generally agree, with all versions emphasizing the importance of completing work and preparation before building a house.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb הָכֵן (ha.Khen) governs the main clause, indicating an imperative action. The structure emphasizes the sequence of tasks: first, complete outdoor work and prepare the field, and only then build the house.
The syntax reveals a clear progression of thought, with the main action followed by subordinate phrases detailing what should be completed and prepared.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates כּוּן as ἑτοίμαζε (hetoimaze), which carries a similar meaning of preparing or making ready. This choice aligns with the Hebrew intent of establishing and preparing.
This reflects the translators' understanding of the necessity of preparation in both physical and spiritual contexts.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 24:27 tells us to complete our outdoor work and prepare our field before building a house. This teaches the importance of being ready and finishing necessary tasks before starting bigger projects.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Completing outdoor work refers to finishing tasks that are done outside, such as farming or landscaping, which need to be done before starting construction.
Preparation is crucial because it ensures that the foundation is set for future endeavors, leading to better outcomes.
This verse can be applied to modern life by emphasizing the need to plan and complete necessary tasks before embarking on larger projects.
We learn that prioritizing tasks and ensuring readiness can lead to success in our endeavors.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What are some outdoor tasks I need to complete before starting a new project?
- How can I apply the principle of preparation in my daily life?
- What priorities do I need to set to ensure I am ready for future challenges?
- In what areas of my life do I need to establish a better foundation before moving forward?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Christian writers have commented on this verse, often reflecting on the importance of preparation and readiness for spiritual endeavors.
Therefore he who values the security of his soul will take care to be out of danger, by keeping free from sin, that so he may preserve the advantage of his former good works to himself. .Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 24 →
The sacred Scripture has somewhere said, “Prepare your works for your departure, and make yourself ready for the field.” Now by our departure I imagine is meant our going from this world and removal from it.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 24 →
Therefore he who values the security of his soul will take care to be out of danger, by keeping free from sin, that so he may preserve the advantage of his former good works to himself.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 24 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 24:27 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePrepare thy work without,.... As Solomon did for the building of the temple; timber and stones were prepared, hewed, squared, and fitted for the building before brought thither, 1 Kings 5:18; or
Read John Gill on Proverbs 24 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryPrepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterward build thine house.
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 24 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThis is a domestical precept, requiring both industry and prudence in the management of a man’ s concerns, that he take care in the first place to furnish himself with cattle and the fruits of the field, which are necessary for his subsistence, and after that he may procure such things as are for ornament and comfort, such as the building of a convenient house is.
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 24 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 24:27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.Ver. 27. Prepare thy work without, &c.] God would have all his to be not good men only, but good husbands too; to order their affairs with discretion, and to take their fittest opportunities for despatch of household businesses. Pliny hath a saying to like sense with this: Aedificandum, saith he, consito agro, et tunc quoque cunctanter, - Let building alone till thy field be tilled, vined, planted, &c. Lib, xviii, cap. 1.
Read John Trapp on Proverbs 24 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) Prepare thy work without . . .—Method in work is here advised; first till the ground, and then build the house which will be maintained by the produce of the field. In the spiritual life, too, we should seek to “perceive and know what things we ought to do,” if we are not to waste time and energy upon unsuitable and unattainable objects.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Proverbs 24 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 27. Prepare thy work without] Do nothing without a plan. In winter prepare seed, implements, tackle, geers, &c., for seed-time and harvest.
Read AdamClarke on Proverbs 24 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges27. thy work] viz. the work required for building thy house. Follow the course pursued in the erection of the Temple, 1 Kings 6:7. Comp. 1 Chronicles 28:2, I had made ready (the same Heb. word as is here rendered prepare) for the building. Such preparing and making ready includes mental as well as material preparation, prudent “counting the cost,” as well as careful selection of materials. When this is understood, the proverb which has been obscured by supposing it to mean, “first till thy field and then build thy house,” or, “first make provision for a family and then found one,” is plain and forcible, and lends itself readily to moral and spiritual applications.
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 24 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Biblei. e., Get an estate into good order before erecting a house on it.
Read Albert Barnes on Proverbs 24 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.
Tyndale line
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
Prepare thy work without, and make it ready for thee in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.
Strictly literal
Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field — go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
Prepare your work in an out-place, || And make it ready in the field—go afterward, || Then you have built your house.
Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
Prepare your outdoor work, and make everything ready for yourself in the field; after that, build your house.
From the Latin
Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
Simplified
Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that start building your house.
Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording, with the Septuagint providing a close correspondence to the Hebrew text. This indicates a consistent understanding of the verse's message across different textual traditions.
הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פ
7 of the 9 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 24:27
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
כּוּן (kuwn) is a Hebrew verb meaning to establish or prepare. It encompasses a range of meanings, including to be firm, to fix, to direct, and to be ready, with applications in both literal and figurative contexts. The entries indicate various forms of the verb, such as Niph'al (to be established) and Hiph'il (to establish), but there is a note on a noun form, נָכוֹן (nakhon), meaning 'blow'.
[כּוּן] 218 vb. prob. be firm, only in der. conj.
Niph.
be set up, established, fixed
in a moral sense, be directed aright, of ways
prepare, be ready
pass. be prepared, of judgments
Hiph.
establish, set up
fix, so as to be ready, make ready, prepare, a gift
provide for, provide, furnish
direct one's face toward
arrange, order
Hoph.
be established, of throne
be prepared for
Po‛lēl.
set up, establish
constitute, make, a man (in womb)
fix, so as to be ready
direct
Po‛lal. be established
Hithpo‛l. be established
base
נָכוֹן n. [m.] = blow Jb 12:5
ref
H3559a כּוּן prob. be firm, only in der. conj. . . be set up, established, fixed
. in a moral sense, be directed aright, of ways
. prepare, be ready
. pass. be prepared, of judgments
. . establish, set up
. . fix, so as to be ready, make ready, prepare, a gift
. provide for, provide, furnish
. direct one's face toward
. arrange, order
. . be established, of throne
. be prepared for
. . set up, establish
. constitute, make, a man (in womb)
. fix, so as to be ready
. direct
. be established
. be established
H3559b נָכוֹן n. [m.] = blow
3559 kuwn koon
a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand
perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great
variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper
or prosperous):--certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness,
fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet,
ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self),
provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright,
fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very
deed.
כּוּן (kun) — to establish: prepare.
: prepare/direct
1) to be firm, be stable, be established
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed
1a1a) to be firmly established
1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring
1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined
1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)
1a3) to prepare, be ready
1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm
1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish
1b3) to direct toward (moral sense)
1b4) to arrange, order
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be established, be fastened
1c2) to be prepared, be ready
1d) (Polel)
1d1) to set up, establish
1d2) to constitute, make
1d3) to fix
1d4) to direct
1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared
1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored
נָכוֹן (na.khon) — blow.
V-Hiphil-Impv-2ms — Verb · Hiphil · imperative second person masculine singularHVhv2ms
חוּץ (chuwts) refers to the concept of being outside or outward, often associated with streets or highways. It is derived from a root meaning to sever, indicating separation by a wall. The term covers various contexts, including outdoors and fields.
חוּץ n.[m.] the outside, sts., esp. in pl., spec. a street
base
H2351 חוּץ
2351 chuwts khoots
or (shortened) chuts {khoots}; (both forms feminine in the
plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly,
separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors:--abroad, field,
forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
חוּץ (chuts) — outside.
outside, outward, street, the outside
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ncmsa
מְלָאכָה (mla'kah) refers to work or occupation, encompassing various aspects such as business, craftsmanship, and service. It can denote both the act of working and the products resulting from labor. The term also extends to public and political business. There is a slight variation in emphasis among lexicons, with some highlighting its non-servile nature.
מְלָאכָה 167 n.f. occupation, work
occupation, business
property in which one is occupied
work as something done or made
workmanship
service, use
public business
base
H4399 מְלָאכָה occupation, work . occupation, business
. property in which one is occupied
. work as something done or made
. workmanship
. service, use
. public business
4399 mla'kah mel-aw-kaw'
from the same as 4397; properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry;
generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or
concretely); also property (as the result of
labor):--business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation,
(+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of)
work((-man), -manship).
see HEBREW for 04397
מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) — work.
1) occupation, work, business
1a) occupation, business
1b) property
1c) work (something done or made)
1d) workmanship
1e) service, use
1f) public business
1f1) political
1f2) religious
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp2ms
עָתֹד (athad) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be ready or to prepare. It can denote making something fit or ready, with usages in the Piel form indicating an active preparation and in the Hithpael form suggesting a state of being prepared. The entries highlight its application in contexts related to readiness and preparation.
[עָתֹד] vb. be ready
Pi. and make it ready i.e. thy work
Hithp. which [houses] were prepared (destined) for (i.e. to be) heaps of ruins.
base
H6257 עָתֹד, עָתַד
6257 `athad aw-thad'
a primitive root; to prepare:--make fit, be ready to become.
עָתֹד (a.tad) — be ready.
1) to be ready, make ready, prepare
1a) (Piel) to make ready
1b) (Hithpael) to be prepared
Conj | V-Piel-Impv-2ms | Suff — Conjunction · verb piel imperative second person masculine singular · suffixHC/Vpv2ms/Sp3fs
שָׂדַי (saday) and שָׂדֶה (sadeh) both refer to a field or land, encompassing cultivated areas, open fields, and regions opposed to mountains or seas. The terms can denote specific portions of ground and are associated with wildlife habitats. They derive from a root meaning to spread out, indicating flat, expansive areas.
שָׂדַי n.m. field, land
cultivated field
home of wild beasts
plain, opp. mt.
land, opp. sea
base
שָׂדֶה 819 n.m. id. [u.ak.ab]
(ordinary contr. form)open field, country
definite portion of ground, field, land
land, opp. sea
base
H7704a שָׂדַי field, land . cultivated field
. home of wild beasts
. plain, opp. mt.
. land, opp. sea
H7704b שָׂדֶה id. [7704a] . open field, country
. definite portion of ground, field, land
. land, opp. sea
7704 sadeh saw-deh'
or saday {saw-dah'-ee}; from an unused root meaning to spread
out; a field (as flat):--country, field, ground, land, soil,
X wild.
שָׂדַי (sa.day) — Sirion.
This name means field, land, plain
Another spelling of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)
שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) — land: soil.
: soil
1) field, land
1a) open field, country
1b) definite portion of ground, field, land
1c) land (opposed to sea)
שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) — land: country.
: country/field
1) field, land
1a) open field, country
1b) definite portion of ground, field, land
1c) land (opposed to sea)
שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) — Field (of the Launderer).
Combined with ka.vas (כָּבַס "Washer's" H3526)
This name means field, land
שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) — land: wildlife.
: wild(animals/plants)
1) field, land
1a) open field, country
1b) definite portion of ground, field, land
1c) land (opposed to sea)
שָׂדַי (sa.day) — field.
1) field, land
1a) cultivated field
1b) of home of wild beasts
1c) plain (opposed to mountain)
1d) land (opposed to sea)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ncmsa
feld.
See AGRICULTURE.
Field
(Heb. sadeh), a cultivated field, but unenclosed. It is applied to any cultivated ground or pasture (Gen. 29:2; 31:4; 34:7), or tillage (Gen. 37:7; 47:24). It is also applied to woodland (Ps. 132:6) or mountain top (Judg. 9:32, 36; 2 Sam. 1:21). It denotes sometimes a cultivated region as opposed to the wilderness (Gen. 33:19; 36:35). Unwalled villages or scattered houses are spoken of as “in the fields” (Deut. 28:3, 16; Lev. 25:31;
The Hebrew sadeh is applied to any cultivated ground, and in some instances in marked opposition to the neighboring wilderness. On the other hand the sadeh is frequently contrasted with what is enclosed, whether a vineyard, a garden or a walled town. In many passages the term implies what is remote from a house, (Genesis 4:8; 24:63; 22:25) or settled habitation, as in the case of Esau. (Genesis 25:27) The separate plots of ground were marked off by stones, which might easily be removed, (19:14; 27:17) cf. Job 24:2; Prov 22:28; 23:10 The absence of fences rendered the fields liable to damage from straying cattle, (Exodus…
ךְ (kh) — you.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person feminine singular
HR/Sp2ms — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp2ms
The Hebrew word אַחַר (*achar*) primarily denotes the concept of 'after' or 'behind' in both spatial and temporal contexts. It functions as a substantive, adverb, preposition, and conjunction, indicating a following part or time. The related form אַחֲרַי (*acharai*) refers to a person who turns backwards. There is a reference to Proverbs 28:23 in relation to the latter.
אַחַר prop. subst. the hinder or following part
adv.
of place, behind
of time, afterwards
prep.
of place, behind, after
of time, after
conj. after that.
H310a אַחַר prop. subst. the hinder or following part . adv. . of place, behind
. of time, afterwards
. prep. . of place, behind, after
. of time, after
. conj. after that.
H310b אַחֲרַי a man that turneth backwards.
310 'achar akh-ar'
from 309; properly, the hind part; generally used as an
adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses):--after
(that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side),
behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from,
hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute,
posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth),
when, with.
see HEBREW for 0309
אַחַר (a.char) — after.
1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)
1a) as an adverb
1a1) behind (of place)
1a2) afterwards (of time)
1b) as a preposition
1b1) behind, after (of place)
1b2) after (of time)
1b3) besides
1c) as a conjunction
1c) after that
1d) as a substantive
1d1) hinder part
1e) with other prepositions
1e1) from behind
1e2) from following after
אַחֲרַי (a.cha.ray) — backwards.
backwards (of a man that turns backwards)
Prep — PrepHAcmsa
The Hebrew word בָּנָה (banah) means "to build" and encompasses various forms such as rebuilding, establishing, and making permanent. It can refer to physical construction, like building a house or family, as well as metaphorical uses, such as the establishment of restored exiles. The entries indicate that it can also imply being built up, particularly in the context of a childless wife becoming a mother.
בָּנָה 373 vb. build
Qal build
Niph.
be built
be rebuilt
(fig.) of restored exiles, = established
established, made permanent
base
H1129 בָּנָה build .build
.. . be built
. be rebuilt
. . (fig.) of restored exiles, = established
. established, made permanent
1129 banah baw-naw'
a primitive root; to build (literally and
figuratively):--(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make,
repair, set (up), X surely.
בָּנָה (ba.nah) — to build.
1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to build, rebuild
1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be built
1b2) to be rebuilt
1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.)
1b4) established (made permanent)
1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)
Aramaic equivalent: be.nah (בְּנָה "to build" H1124)
Conj | V-Qal-2ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect second person masculine singularHc/Vqq2ms
The Hebrew word בַּיִת (*bayith*) means 'house' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including dwelling, family, and place. It can refer to physical structures, such as homes and temples, as well as metaphorical uses like the body or household affairs. The word is built from the root related to 'between' and appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.
בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between
base
בַּ֫יִת 2034 n.m. house
house
place
receptacle
of house as containing a family
household, family (592 t.)
house, including household affairs
lit. housewards, hence metaph. inwards
מִבַּיִת
adv. on the inside
prep. within
base
H1004a בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between H1004b בַּ֫יִת house
1004 bayith bah'-yith
probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest
variation of applications, especially family, etc.):--court,
daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as
would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold),
inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet,
temple, web, + within(-out).
see HEBREW for 01129
בֵּית (bet) — place.
nm
place, origin, between
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — house: home.
: home/temple/building
nm
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth-(ashbea).
nm
This name is used for a house, habitation
Combined with ash.be.a (אַשְׁבֵּעַ "Ashbea" H0791)
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth (Haggan).
nm
This name is used for a house, habitation
Combined with hag (גַּן "Haggan" H1588)
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth-(togarmah).
nm
This name is used for a house, habitation
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp2ms