H1055 - בִּיתָן (bîythân)

H1055 בִּיתָן (bîythân) bee-thawn'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

palace

Strong's Definition

a palace (i.e. large house)

Derivation: probably from H1004 (בַּיִת);

KJV Usage: palace.

TWOT Reference: 241c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) house, palace

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G3624

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

house, palace

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בִּיתָן bý̂ythân BDB Definition: 1) house, palace Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from H1004 Same Word by TWOT Number: 241c Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

1:5 7:7 7:8

Esther 1:5

At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day... feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.

Esther 7:7

In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate... for him.

Esther 7:8

Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall......, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther [was reclining]. The king exclaimed, Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace? As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.