Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

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.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
2,023 occurrences1,712 verses53 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 7:1

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “house”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 1–10 of 50 · 58 word occurrences in this result

Luke 1:23
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:23 · retained source text

And it came to passe, that as soone as the dayes of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his owne house.

Luke 1:27
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:27 · retained source text

To a virgine espoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.

Luke 1:33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:33 · retained source text

And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome there shall be no end.

1611 marginal noteDan. 7.14. mich. 4.7.

Luke 1:40
And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:40 · retained source text

And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.

Luke 1:69
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:69 · retained source text

And hath raised vp an horne of saluation for vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,

1611 marginal notePsal. 132.18.

Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 2:4 · retained source text

And Ioseph also wet vp fro Galilee, out of the citie of Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)

1611 marginal noteIohn 7.42.

Luke 4:38
¶ And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 4:38 · retained source text

¶ And he arose out of the Synagogue, and entred into Simons house: and Simons wiues mother was taken with a great feuer, and they besought him for her.

1611 marginal noteMat. 8.14.

Luke 5:24
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 5:24 · retained source text

But that ye may know that the Sonne of man hath power vpon earth to forgiue sinnes (he said vnto the sicke of the palsie,) I say vnto thee, Arise, and take vp thy couch, and go into thine house.

Reference index — this page of 1,712 verses

Use the concordance pages above to reach every reference.

Where “house” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

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

Source order

Definition evidence