Word Study · Strong's H1055 · Hebrew
בִּיתָן
bithan
bee-thawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bîythân
“a palace (i.e. large house)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a palace (i.e. large house)
Rendered in the KJV as
palace.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- בִּיתַ֖ן1
- הַבִּיתָ֑ן1
- הַבִּיתָ֜ן1
How it is rendered · 2
- the palace2
- [the] palace of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
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- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsc · 1
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Esther3 occurrences
- Esther 1:5בִּיתַ֖ןbitannoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.here: [the] palace of
- Esther 7:7הַבִּיתָ֑ןhabitanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIn his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.here: the palace
- Esther 7:8הַבִּיתָ֜ןhabitanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularJust as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.here: the palace