hearth vs dwelling

hearth and dwelling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hearth	Yes	No	No	No
dwelling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dwelling is a hypernym of hearth; that is, dwelling is a word with a broader meaning than hearth:

Other hypernyms of hearth include abode, domicile, dwelling house, habitation, home.

hearth (noun)	dwelling (noun)
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace	housing that someone is living in
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)