Beit hanashim (בית הנשים) means harem in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים
beit hanashim
noun · masculine
In English
harem
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Beit hanashim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אגף בארמון ששימש למגורי נשות המלך ופילגשיו.
וְיַפְקֵד הַמֶּלֶךְ פְּקִידִים, בְּכָל-מְדִינוֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ, וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת-כָּל-נַעֲרָה-בְתוּלָה טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה אֶל-שׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה אֶל-בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים, אֶל-יַד הֵגֶא סְרִיס הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים; וְנָתוֹן, תַּמְרֻקֵיהֶן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Beit hanashim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים
- Written without vowel points
- בית הנשים
- Said
- beit hanashim
- Plural
- בָּתֵי הַנָּשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵי הַנָּשִׁים
- Gematria
- 817
This is how Beit hanashim is said in other languages.
- English
- harem
These words mean nearly the same as Beit hanashim.
These words come before and after Beit hanashim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Beit hanashim.
What does Beit hanashim (בית הנשים) mean in Hebrew?
Beit hanashim (בית הנשים) means harem. It is said beit hanashim, with the stress on shim.
What is a synonym for Beit hanashim (בית הנשים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Beit hanashim (בית הנשים) are הרמון.
Is Beit hanashim (בית הנשים) masculine or feminine?
The word Beit hanashim (בית הנשים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵי הַנָּשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית הנשים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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