Biblica Analytica
H1004J Hebrew

בַּ֫יִת

ba.yit

House (of the Forest)

Lexicon Entry

Definition
House (of the Forest)
Transliteration
ba.yit
Strong's Number
H1004J
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Analytical Synthesis: בַּיִת (ba.yit) — "House (of the Forest)" Based on the lexicon data provided, H1004J represents a specific application of the Hebrew word בַּיִת, which denotes "house." In this particular instance, the designation "House (of the Forest)" indicates a structure identified by a distinctive characteristic or location—namely, its association with a forest setting. The singular occurrence in the biblical text suggests this refers to a specific, historically notable building rather than a general architectural category. The limited occurrence (appearing only once in the Bible) indicates this was a particular, well-known edifice in ancient Israel that required no further explanation when mentioned. The parenthetical designation "(of the Forest)" functions as a identifying descriptor, similar to how modern place names specify location or feature. This naming convention suggests the building was prominent enough in biblical-era consciousness that even a single reference would be recognizable to the original audience, though modern readers require the additional contextual label to understand which structure is being referenced.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H1004J
Lemma
בַּ֫יִת
Transliteration
ba.yit
Definition
House (of the Forest)
Occurrences
1
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text