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hoÌ„m (בּית, bayith, “house,†מקו×, maÌ„kÌ£oÌ„m, “place,†×הל, 'oÌ„hel, “tent†(), ש×וּב, shuÌ„bh, “to cause to turn back,†תּוך, taÌ„wekh, תּוך, tokh, “middle,†“midst†(); οῖκος, oıÌkos, “house,†“household,†ἐνδημεÌω, endeÌ„meÌoÌ„, “to be among one's people,†oıÌkos ıÌdios, “one's own proper (house)â€): This term in Scripture does not stand for a single specific word of the original, but for a variety of phrases. Most commonly it is a translation of the Hebrew bayith, Greek οἶκος, “house,†which means either the building or the persons occupying it. In “home†and “into the house†represent the same phase, “to the house†(ha-bayethaÌ„h). In , “hath brought me home again†means “has caused me to return.†In “home again†means “to their place.†In “long home,†the Revised Version (British and American) “everlasting home,†means “eternal house.†In “unto his own home†means “unto his own things†(so ). In (and the Revised Version (British and American) , ) “be at home†is a translation of endeÌ„meoÌ„, “to be among one's own people,†as opposed to ekdeÌ„meÌoÌ„, “to be or live abroad.â€