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house

Meaning of “house”

Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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2,023 occurrences1,712 verses53 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 7:1

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Acts 2:36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 2:36 · retained source text

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Iesus, whom ye haue crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Acts 2:46
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 2:46 · retained source text

And they continuing daily with one accord in the Temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart,

1611 marginal noteOr, at home.

Acts 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 5:42 · retained source text

And dayly in the Temple, and in euery house, they ceased not to teach and preach Iesus Christ.

Acts 7:10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 7:10 · retained source text

And deliuered him out of all his afflictions, and gaue him fauour and wisedome in the sight of Pharao king of Egypt: and he made him gouernour ouer Egypt and all his house.

1611 marginal noteGen. 41.37.

Acts 7:20
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 7:20 · retained source text

In which time Moses was borne, and was exceeding faire, and nourished vp in his fathers house three moneths:

1611 marginal noteOr, faire to God.

1611 marginal noteExo. 2.2.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 11.23.

Acts 7:42
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 7:42 · retained source text

Then God turned, and gaue them vp to worship the hoste of heauen, as it is written in the booke of the Prophets, O ye house of Israel, haue ye offered to me slaine beasts, and sacrifices, by the space of fourty yeeres in the wildernesse?

1611 marginal noteAmos 5.25.

Acts 7:47
But Solomon built him an house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 7:47 · retained source text

But Solomon built him an house.

1611 marginal note1.Chro. 17.12.

Acts 7:49
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 7:49 · retained source text

Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: What house will ye build me, saith the Lord? Or what is the place of my rest?

Acts 8:3
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 8:3 · retained source text

As for Saul, he made hauocke of the Church, entring into euery house, and hailing men and women, committed them to prison.

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Where “house” appears

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Genesis86 occurrences
77 verses
Exodus24 occurrences
21 verses
Leviticus44 occurrences
33 verses
Numbers52 occurrences
50 verses
Deuteronomy36 occurrences
33 verses
Joshua19 occurrences
17 verses
Judges71 occurrences
63 verses
Ruth7 occurrences
5 verses
1 Samuel58 occurrences
54 verses
2 Samuel104 occurrences
89 verses
1 Kings173 occurrences
134 verses
2 Kings133 occurrences
96 verses
1 Chronicles106 occurrences
89 verses
2 Chronicles203 occurrences
160 verses
Ezra65 occurrences
55 verses
Nehemiah45 occurrences
38 verses
Esther26 occurrences
21 verses
Job17 occurrences
17 verses
Psalms48 occurrences
45 verses
Proverbs28 occurrences
28 verses
Ecclesiastes8 occurrences
6 verses
Song of Solomon5 occurrences
5 verses
Isaiah60 occurrences
53 verses
Jeremiah117 occurrences
97 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel163 occurrences
143 verses
Daniel10 occurrences
8 verses
Hosea14 occurrences
12 verses
Joel5 occurrences
5 verses
Amos24 occurrences
21 verses
Obadiah5 occurrences
2 verses
Micah14 occurrences
13 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk3 occurrences
3 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai9 occurrences
8 verses
Zechariah31 occurrences
26 verses
Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse
Matthew36 occurrences
33 verses
Mark30 occurrences
26 verses
Luke58 occurrences
50 verses
John10 occurrences
9 verses
Acts39 occurrences
35 verses
Romans1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Corinthians3 occurrences
2 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy7 occurrences
6 verses
2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews12 occurrences
9 verses
1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
2 John1 occurrence
1 verse

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