Bet boshet (בית בושת) means brothel in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּית בֹּשֶׁת
bet boshet
noun · masculine
In English
brothel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bet boshet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום הערווה.
- 2בית זונות.
The word Bet boshet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית בֹּשֶׁת
- Written without vowel points
- בית בושת
- Said
- bet boshet
- Plural
- בָּתֵי בֹּשֶׁת
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵי בֹּשֶׁת
- Gematria
- 1,120
This is how Bet boshet is said in other languages.
- English
- brothel
- Russian
- публичный дом
- French
- bordel
- Yiddish
- באָרדעל
These words mean nearly the same as Bet boshet.
This is where the word Bet boshet comes from.
מן "בֹּשֶׁת"– בושה, חרפה.
These words come before and after Bet boshet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet boshet.
What does Bet boshet (בית בושת) mean in Hebrew?
Bet boshet (בית בושת) means brothel. It is said bet boshet, with the stress on bet bo.
What is a synonym for Bet boshet (בית בושת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet boshet (בית בושת) are בית־זונות and בורדל.
Is Bet boshet (בית בושת) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet boshet (בית בושת) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵי בֹּשֶׁת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית בשת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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