בַּיִת

• Biblical verses – Bereshit 12:15, 19:2, 24:23, 27:15, 28:2, 29:13
• This is the primary meaning of the word, and this basic meaning is extended in a number of directions:²
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• Biblical verses – Bereshit 7:1, 12:17, 15:3, 20:18, 34:19, 35:2
• This meaning further expands to include descendants, sometimes constituting a tribe, nation, or dynasty – Bereshit 18:19, Shemot 16:31, Bemidbar 17:23, Melakhim I 13:2.⁴
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• Biblical verses – Shemot 25:27, 26:29, 30:4, 38:5, Melakhim I 18:32, Nechemyah 2:3.⁵
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• Biblical verses – Bereshit 6:14, Shemot 25:11, 26:33, 28:26, Vayikra 14:41, 16:2, Bemidbar 18:7
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• Biblical verses – Bereshit 39:4, Melakhim I 13:8, Esther 8:1
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• Literal meaning – to build a physical house – Melakhim I 7:8, 12:31, Melakhim II 12:12, 17:29,⁶ Divrei HaYamim I 15:1.
• Figurative meaning – to build a family⁷ or dynasty – Shemuel I 25:28, Shemuel II 7:11, Melakhim I 2:24.
• Disputed verses – Shemot 1:21 (see "Rewarding the Midwives").
• Akkadian bītam epēšu – to found a family,⁸ to build a house

• Primary meaning – to build a physical house – Bereshit 33:17, Devarim 20:5, 22:8.
• Secondary meaning – to build a family or dynasty – Devarim 25:9, Shemuel I 2:35, Shemuel II 7:27, Melakhim I 11:38, Rut 4:11, Divrei HaYamim I 17:10,25.
• Ambiguous verses – Mishlei 9:1, 14:1, 24:3.

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Biblical בית is sometimes understood as a wife – see Mishna Yoma 1:1 regarding Vayikra 16:6. This is a narrowing of the meaning of a family.