בית
עברית
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בית¹
- /ˈbajt/
- /ˈba.jit/ [ˈbɐ.jiθ]
- /ˈba.jiθ/ [ˈbaː.jiθ]
- /ˈba.jiθ/ [ˈbæ.jiθ]
- /ˈba.jiθ/ [ˈba.jiθ]
- [ˈba.jit]
- /ˈba.jiθ/ [ˈba.jit]
- /ˈba.jis/ [ˈbɑ.jɪs]
- /ˈba.jit/ [ˈbɐ.(j)it] Modern Israeli
- /beːt/
- [beːθ]
- /beːt/ [beːθ]
- /beθ/ [beθ]
- [bet]
- /bet/ [be̞t]
- /beɪs/
- [bɛjs]
- [bajs]
- /bet/ [be̞t] Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒂍 (bītum), Arabic بَيْت (bayt) and Amharic ቤት (bet).
noun בַּיִת · báyit · בָּתִּים · בֵּית־ · בָּתֵּי־ · form בָּיִת
- house
- school
- stanza (a unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse)
- verse (part of a song)
- the Temple וְרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן חִבַּר הַתַּלְמוּד הַיְּרוּשְׁלְמִי בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחַר חׇרְבַּן הַבַּיִת בְּקֵרוּב מִשְּׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה.
- household; family
proper noun בֵּית · béyt · beṯ
- alternative form of בי״ת
proper noun הַבַּיִת · habáyit
- clipping of בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
verb בִּיֵּת · biyét
- defective spelling of ביית
verb בֻּיַּת · buyát
- defective spelling of בוית
בית²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from English byte, by similarity to בַּיִת (báyit, “house”).
noun בַּיִת · báyit · בָּתִּים
- byte
In English
Talk about this word "בית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. בית. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA "בית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {בית},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
