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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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Proverbs 2:18
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 2:18 · retained source text

For her house inclineth vnto death, and her pathes vnto the dead:

Proverbs 3:33
¶ The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 3:33 · retained source text

¶ The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the iust.

1611 marginal noteMala. 2.2.

Proverbs 5:8
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 5:8 · retained source text

Remoue thy way farre from her, and come not nie the doore of her house:

Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 5:10 · retained source text

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and thy labors be in the house of a stranger,

1611 marginal noteHebr. thy strength.

Proverbs 6:31
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:31 · retained source text

But if he be found, he shall restore seuenfold, he shall giue all the substance of his house.

Proverbs 7:8
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 7:8 · retained source text

Passing through the streete neere her corner, and he went the way to her house,

Proverbs 7:11
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 7:11 · retained source text

(She is loud and stubburne, her feet abide not in her house:

1611 marginal noteChap.9.13

Proverbs 7:27
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 7:27 · retained source text

Her house is the way to hell, going downe to the chambers of death.

1611 marginal noteChap.2.18. & 5.5.

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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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