Bet avot (בית אבות) means retirement home in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
retirement home
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet avot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום מגורים עבור קשישים, שמספק להם שרותים שמאפשרים להם תנאי־מחיה נוחים יותר מאשר בבית פרטי.
The word Bet avot is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית אָבוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- בית אבות
- Said
- bet avot
- Plural
- בַּתֵּי־אָבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בַּתֵּי־אָבוֹת
- Gematria
- 821
This is how Bet avot is said in other languages.
- English
- retirement home
These words mean nearly the same as Bet avot.
- מושב זקנים
- דיור מוגן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bet avot is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית אבות סיעודי
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These words come before and after Bet avot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet avot.
What does Bet avot (בית אבות) mean in Hebrew?
Bet avot (בית אבות) means retirement home. It is said bet avot, with the stress on vot.
What is a synonym for Bet avot (בית אבות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet avot (בית אבות) are מושב זקנים and דיור מוגן.
Is Bet avot (בית אבות) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet avot (בית אבות) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּתֵּי־אָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית אבות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.