'Houses' in the Bible

these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased greatly.

All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of them enrolled by genealogy for service in war was 26,000 men.

and their relatives according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers’ households according to their fathers’ houses.

Now David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.