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# house, houses, home #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "house" is often used figuratively in the Bible.
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* Sometimes it means "household," referring to the people who live together in one house.
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* Often "house" refers to a person's descendants or other relatives. For example, the phrase "house of David" refers to all the descendants of King David.
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* The terms "house of God" and "house of Yahweh" refer to the tabernacle or temple. These expressions can also refer generally to where God is or dwells.
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* In Hebrews 3, "God's house" is used as a metaphor to refer to God's people or, more generally, to everything pertaining to God.
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* The phrase "house of Israel" can refer generally to the entire nation of Israel or more specifically to the tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel.
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## Translation Suggestions ##
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* Depending on the context, "house" could be translated as "household" or "people" or "family" or "descendants" or "temple" or "dwelling place."
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* The phrase "house of David" could be translated as "clan of David" or "family of David" or "descendants of David." Related expressions could be translated in a similar way.
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* Different ways to translate "house of Israel" could include "people of Israel" or "Israel's descendants" or "Israelites."
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* The phrase "house of Yahweh" could be translated as "Yahweh's temple" or "place where Yahweh is worshiped" or "place where Yahweh meets with his people" or "where Yahweh dwells."
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* "House of God" could be translated in a similar way.
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(See also: [David](../names/david.md), [descendant](../other/descendant.md), [house of God](../kt/houseofgod.md), [household](../other/household.md), [kingdom of Israel](../names/kingdomofisrael.md), [tabernacle](../kt/tabernacle.md), [temple](../kt/temple.md), [Yahweh](../kt/yahweh.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 07:42](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/42)
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* [Acts 07:49](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/49)
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* [Genesis 39:04](rc://en/tn/help/gen/39/04)
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* [Genesis 41:40](rc://en/tn/help/gen/41/40)
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* [Luke 08:39](rc://en/tn/help/luk/08/39)
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* [Matthew 10:06](rc://en/tn/help/mat/10/06)
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* [Matthew 15:24](rc://en/tn/help/mat/15/24)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H1004, H1005, G3609, G3613, G3614, G3624
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