Ba'al bayit (בעל בית) means homeowner in Hebrew.
It can also mean landlord. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
homeowner, landlord
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ba'al bayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שברשותו דירה ונכסים אותם הוא מנהל, מתחזק ואף משכיר לאחרים.
אִם־לֹא יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב וְנִקְרַב בַּעַל־הַבַּיִת אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אִם־לֹא שָׁלַח יָדוֹ בִּמְלֶאכֶת רֵעֵהוּ.
- 2עממיבעלים. אדון.
- 3שאינו תלמיד חכם. הדיוט. אדם פשוט.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ba'al bayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּעַל בַּיִת
- Written without vowel points
- בעל בית
- Said
- ba'al bayit
- Root
- ב־ע־ל
- Plural
- בַּעֲלֵי־בַּתִּים
- Feminine form
- בַּעֲלַת־בַּיִת
- Inflections
- נ' בַּעֲלַת־בַּיִת; ר' בַּעֲלֵי־בַּתִּים
- Gematria
- 514
This is how Ba'al bayit is said in other languages.
- English
- homeowner, landlord
These words mean nearly the same as Ba'al bayit.
The word Ba'al bayit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בעל הבית השתגע
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The word Ba'al bayit comes from the root ב־ע־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Ba'al bayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ba'al bayit.
What does Ba'al bayit (בעל בית) mean in Hebrew?
Ba'al bayit (בעל בית) means homeowner and landlord. It is said ba'al bayit, with the stress on ba'.
What is a synonym for Ba'al bayit (בעל בית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ba'al bayit (בעל בית) are בוס.
Is Ba'al bayit (בעל בית) masculine or feminine?
The word Ba'al bayit (בעל בית) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּעֲלֵי־בַּתִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בעל בית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.