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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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Numbers 3:15
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:15 · retained source text

Number the children of Leui, after the house of their fathers, by their families: euery male from a moneth old and vpward shalt thou number them.

Numbers 3:20
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:20 · retained source text

And the sonnes of Merari by their families: Mahli, and Mushi: these are the families of the Leuites, according to the house of their fathers.

Numbers 3:24
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:24 · retained source text

And the chiefe of the house of the father of the Gershonites, shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.

Numbers 3:30
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:30 · retained source text

And the chiefe of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shalbe Elizaphan the sonne of Uzziel.

Numbers 3:35
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:35 · retained source text

And the chiefe of the house of the father of the families of Merari, was Zuriel the sonne of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the Tabernacle Northwards.

Numbers 4:2
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 4:2 · retained source text

Take the summe of the sonnes of Kohath, from among the sonnes of Leui, after their families, by the house of their fathers.

Numbers 4:29
¶ As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 4:29 · retained source text

¶ As for the sonnes of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers:

Numbers 4:34
¶ And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 4:34 · retained source text

¶ And Moses and Aaron, and the chiefe of the Congregation, numbred the sonnes of the Kohathites, after their families, and after the house of their fathers;

Numbers 4:38
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 4:38 · retained source text

And those that were numbred of the sonnes of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers;

Numbers 4:40
Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 4:40 · retained source text

Euen those that were numbred of them, throughout their families, by the houses of their fathers, were two thousand, and sixe hundred and thirtie.

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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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