Akar bayit (עקר בית) means homemaker in Hebrew.
It can also mean housewife. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֲקַר בַּיִת
akar bayit
noun · masculine
In English
homemaker, housewife
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Akar bayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם העובד במשק ביתו ודואג לתחזוקתו, ועל־כן אינו פונה לעיסוקים אחרים שיכולים להוות מקור פרנסה.
The word Akar bayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲקַר בַּיִת
- Written without vowel points
- עקר בית
- Said
- akar bayit
- Root
- ב־י־ת
- Feminine form
- עֲקֶרֶת בַּיִת
- Inflections
- נ' עֲקֶרֶת בַּיִת
- Gematria
- 782
This is how Akar bayit is said in other languages.
- English
- homemaker, housewife
- Arabic
- رَبَّة بَيْت
- Russian
- домохозя́йка
- French
- maîtresse de maison
- Spanish
- ama de casa
- German
- Hausfrau, háziasszony
These words mean nearly the same as Akar bayit.
The word Akar bayit comes from the root ב־י־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Akar bayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Akar bayit.
What does Akar bayit (עקר בית) mean in Hebrew?
Akar bayit (עקר בית) means homemaker and housewife. It is said akar bayit, with the stress on kar.
What is a synonym for Akar bayit (עקר בית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Akar bayit (עקר בית) are נוות בית.
Is Akar bayit (עקר בית) masculine or feminine?
The word Akar bayit (עקר בית) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עקר בית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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