Why 'Noble Family-Names' are called #Houses | @theBibleHub @Wikipedia #House #Housing #Household #Housekeeping #Housekeeper

That word (the 'built' one below, linked to an explanation- & discussion of some uses of the word)—there might be something more to that word ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which the our lexicon stands ...

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The word “Houses” is built on words that mean “Shelter, |Enclosure (possibly Hide, used to build one's tent).”

Etymonline indicates that the phrase 'set your house in order' (i.e. settle your estate, to prepare for your death ... Second Kings 20:1)—translating 'house' from the Hebrew bayith, also-translated  "Armory, Beneath, Between, Boxes, Daughter, Dungeon, Turned Facing Inward, Family, Guard, |Hall, |Hangings, |Harem, Holders, Home, Inside, Inner, |Jail, Large Enough, Palace, Perfume, Place, |Prison, Room, Shrine, Temple, Tomb, Treasury, Web. Where. Within."

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'Researching' for that discussion, I also found:

• some reporting on astrology's Houses
• the Scripture (about 'Our Father's House') - a Greek word that means |Abode, |Residence (thus implying 'a Family')

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