בית
báyit/ˈbajt/
The Hebrew word for house is בית (báyit).
בית refers to a physical building (a house) as well as the concept of a home.
Meaning: human abode (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the word definite, meaning 'the house', add the prefix ה to the front to get הבית. The plural form of בית is בתים. You can also create the common phrase בבית by adding the preposition ב to the front, which means 'at home' or 'in the house'.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /ˈbajt/.
Did you know?
- The word בית is used as a technical term for a 'verse' in a poem or a 'stanza' in a song. In this context, it refers to a structural unit of a text rather than a building.
- The word בית is used as a loanword for a computer 'byte' because the two words sound nearly identical.
- In Hebrew, many institutions are named by calling them a 'house' of something else. For example, a school is literally called a בית ספר, or 'house of book'.
Examples in context
- יש לה בית ענק.She owns a very big house.This sentence is useful for describing the size of a בית.Tatoeba #2324221 by fekundulo, translation #311789 by CK
- כבר אין לי בית.I don't have a house anymore.This sentence is useful for expressing the lack of a בית.Tatoeba #1210431 by Eldad, translation #1209593 by CK
- יש לו בית משלו.He has a house of his own.This sentence is useful for describing ownership of a בית.Tatoeba #1998249 by fekundulo, translation #298642 by Swift
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Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry בית, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries בית, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
