Av bayit (אב בית) means housefather in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַב בַּיִת
av bayit
noun · masculine
In English
housefather
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Av bayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם האחראי על התחזוקה, הניקיון ולעיתים על האבטחה של מבנה.
The word Av bayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַב בַּיִת
- Written without vowel points
- אב בית
- Said
- av bayit
- Gematria
- 415
This is how Av bayit is said in other languages.
- English
- housefather
These words mean nearly the same as Av bayit.
- איש תחזוקה
- שרת
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These words come before and after Av bayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Av bayit.
What does Av bayit (אב בית) mean in Hebrew?
Av bayit (אב בית) means housefather. It is said av bayit, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Av bayit (אב בית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Av bayit (אב בית) are איש תחזוקה and שרת.
Is Av bayit (אב בית) masculine or feminine?
The word Av bayit (אב בית) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אב 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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