1055. bithan
Strong's Lexicon
bithan: Bithan

Original Word: בִּיתָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: biythan
Pronunciation: bee-thawn'
Phonetic Spelling: (bee-thawn')
Definition: Bithan
Meaning: a palace

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root word בַּיִת (bayith), meaning "house."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Bithan in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun.

Usage: Bithan is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is not a common name and appears in specific genealogical contexts.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of familial or tribal affiliations. The name Bithan, derived from the word for "house," may suggest a connection to a particular family or lineage. Names were an essential part of identity and heritage, often reflecting the character or destiny of the individual.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
probably from bayith
Definition
house, palace
NASB Translation
palace (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בִּיתָן noun [masculine] house, palace — absolute הַבִּיתָן Esther 7:7,8 (׳גִּנַּת הב); construct בִּיתַן Esther 1:5 (הַמֶּלֶךְ ׳גִּנַּת ב), all garden of ׳בּ; according to DieulafoyRŠJ 1888, cclxxvii. throne-room, synonym of apadâna in meaning, but compare אַמֶּדֶן.

בֵּית

preposition between, see [בַּיִן] below בין.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
palace

Probably from bayith; a palace (i.e. Large house) -- palace.

see HEBREW bayith

Forms and Transliterations
בִּיתַ֖ן ביתן הַבִּיתָ֑ן הַבִּיתָ֜ן הביתן bî·ṯan biTan bîṯan hab·bî·ṯān habbiTan habbîṯān
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Englishman's Concordance
Esther 1:5
HEB: בַּחֲצַ֕ר גִּנַּ֥ת בִּיתַ֖ן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: of the garden of the king's palace.
KJV: of the garden of the king's palace;
INT: the court of the garden palace of the king's

Esther 7:7
HEB: אֶל־ גִּנַּ֖ת הַבִּיתָ֑ן וְהָמָ֣ן עָמַ֗ד
NAS: wine [and went] into the palace garden;
KJV: in his wrath [went] into the palace garden:
INT: against garden the palace Haman stayed

Esther 7:8
HEB: שָׁב֩ מִגִּנַּ֨ת הַבִּיתָ֜ן אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית ׀
NAS: returned from the palace garden
KJV: returned out of the palace garden
INT: returned garden the palace into the place

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1055
3 Occurrences


bî·ṯan — 1 Occ.
hab·bî·ṯān — 2 Occ.















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