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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:1

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Isaiah 2:2
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:2 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe in the last dayes, that the mountaine of the LORDs house shall be established in the top of the mountaines, and shall be exalted aboue the hilles; and all nations shall flow vnto it.

1611 marginal noteOr, prepared.

1611 marginal noteMic 4.1. &c.

Isaiah 2:3
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:3 · retained source text

And many people shall goe & say; Come yee and let vs go vp to the mountaine of the LORD, to the house of the God of Iacob, and he will teach vs of his wayes, and we will walke in his pathes: for out of Zion shall goe forth the lawe, and the word of the LORD from Ierusalem.

Isaiah 2:5
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:5 · retained source text

O house of Iacob, come yee, and let vs walke in the light of the LORD.

Isaiah 2:6
¶ Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:6 · retained source text

¶ Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Iacob; because they be replenished from the East, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselues in the children of strangers.

1611 marginal noteOr, more then the East.

1611 marginal noteOr, abound with the children. &c

Isaiah 3:6
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:6 · retained source text

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruine bee vnder thy hand:

Isaiah 3:7
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:7 · retained source text

In that day shall he sweare, saying, I will not be an healer: for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

1611 marginal noteHebr. lift vp the hand.

1611 marginal noteHebr. binder vp.

Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 5:7 · retained source text

For the Uineyard of the LORD of hostes is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant: and he looked for iudgement, but beholde oppression; for righteousnesse, but behold a crie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. plant of his pleasures.

1611 marginal noteHeb.a scab.

Isaiah 5:8
¶ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 5:8 · retained source text

¶ Woe vnto them that ioyne house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth.

1611 marginal noteMich.2.2.

Isaiah 6:4
And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:4 · retained source text

And the posts of the doore moued at the voyce of him that cryed, and the house was filled with smoke.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thresholds.

Isaiah 7:2
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:2 · retained source text

And it was told the house of Dauid, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim: and his heart was moued, and the heart of his people as the trees of the wood are mooued with the wind.

1611 marginal noteHeb. resteth on Ephraim.

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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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