בית

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Contents 1 Hebrew 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 References

[edit] Hebrew

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

[edit] Noun

בַּיִת (báyit) m. (plural indefinite form בָּתִּים, singular construct form בֵּית, plural construct form בָּתֵּי)

1. house

[edit] Noun

בֵּית (bêṯ) m.

1. house of; construct form of בַּיִת
2. beth, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

[edit] Derived terms

• בית לחם
• בית עולם (beit olam)
• בית קברות (beit kvarot)

[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: H1004