בית

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

/ˈba.(j)it/, /ˈba.jiθ/, /ˈba.jɪs/, /ˈba.jiθ/, /bet/, /beθ/, /bejs/, /beθ/

noun
Definitions
  • house
  • stanza part of a poem or song
  • (with definite article) Temple

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (house, site, location, nest).

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Proto-Semitic

*bayt-

Gloss

house, site, location, nest

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家

Emoji
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