בית

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See also: בי״ת

Aramaic

Etymology 1

Noun

בֵּית • (bēṯ)

  1. construct form of בַּיְתָא (bayṯā)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

בֵּית • (bēṯ)

  1. beth, the second letter of the Aramaic alphabet.

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ב־י־ת (b-y-t)

From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

Pronunciation

  • בַּיִת:
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈba.(j)it/
      • Audio (Modern Israeli):(file)
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈba.jiθ/, [ˈbaː.jiθ]
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈba.jɪs/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈba.jiθ/
  • בֵּית:
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bet/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /beθ/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bejs/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /beθ/

Noun

בַּיִת • (báyit) m (plural indefinite בָּתִּים, singular construct בֵּית־, plural construct בָּתֵּי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form בָּיִת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. house
  2. stanza (part of a poem or song)
  3. (with definite article) Temple
    • 1170 CE, Maimonides, Mishneh Torah:
      וְרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן חִבַּר הַתַּלְמוּד הַיְּרוּשְׁלְמִי בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחַר חָרְבַּן הַבַּיִת בְּקֵרוּב מִשְּׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה.
      veribi yoḥanan ḥibar hatalmuḏ hayerushlemi beʾereṣ yisraʾel aḥar ḥorban habayiṯ beqeruv mishlosh meʾoṯ shana
      And Rabbi Yochanan compiled the Jerusalem Talmud in Eretz Yisrael after the destruction of the Temple, near the 3rd century.
Declension
Declension of בַּיִת
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite בַּיִת first בֵּיתִי בֵּיתֵנוּ
definite הַבַּיִת second בֵּיתְךָ בֵּיתֵךְ בֵּיתְכֶם בֵּיתְכֶן
construct בֵּית־ third בֵּיתוֹ בֵּיתָהּ בֵּיתָם בֵּיתָן
plural indefinite בָּתִּים first בתיי / בָּתַּי בָּתֵּינוּ
definite הַבָּתִּים second בָּתֶּיךָ בתייך / בָּתַּיִךְ בָּתֵּיכֶם בָּתֵּיכֶן
construct בָּתֵּי־ third בָּתָּיו בָּתֶּיהָ בָּתֵּיהֶם בָּתֵּיהֶן
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: בית (beys)
    • → Alemannic German: Beiz
    • → German: Beiz
References

Proper noun

בֵּית • (béyt) f

  1. Alternative form of בי״ת

Proper noun

הַבַּיִת • (habáyit) m

  1. Clipping of בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English byte, by similarity to בַּיִת (báyit, “house”).

Noun

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בַּיִת • (báyit) m (plural indefinite בָּתִּים)

  1. byte

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בֵּית.

Noun

בית • (beys) m or f

  1. beth (second letter of the Hebrew script)
  2. (in compounds) house

Descendants

  • → Alemannic German: Beiz
  • → German: Beiz
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