בית

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

From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

Pronunciation

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)
Declension
Declension of בַּיִת
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite בַּיִת first בֵּיתִי‎בֵּיתֵנוּ‎
definite הַבַּיִת‎ second בֵּיתְךָ‎בֵּיתֵךְ‎בֵּיתְכֶם‎בֵּיתְכֶן‎
construct בֵּית־ third בֵּיתוֹ‎בֵּיתָהּ‎בֵּיתָם‎בֵּיתָן‎
pluralindefinite בָּתִּים‎ first בתיי \ בָּתַּי‎בָּתֵּינוּ‎
definite הַבָּתִּים‎ second בָּתֶּיךָ‎בתייך \ בָּתַּיִךְ‎בָּתֵּיכֶם‎בָּתֵּיכֶן‎
construct בָּתֵּי־‎ third בָּתָּיו‎בָּתֶּיהָ‎בָּתֵּיהֶם‎בָּתֵּיהֶן‎
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: בית‎ (bis)
    • → 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

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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