Bet hamikdash (בית המקדש) means Holy Temple in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
bet hamikdash
noun · masculine
In English
Holy Temple
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet hamikdash.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בניין שעמד בראש הר המוריה בירושלים וששימש בעת העתיקה כמרכז פולחני של היהודים לעבודת יהוה.
The word Bet hamikdash is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- בית המקדש
- Said
- bet hamikdash
- Gematria
- 861
This is how Bet hamikdash is said in other languages.
- English
- Holy Temple
The word Bet hamikdash is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית מקדש מעט
- בית המקדש הראשון
- בית המקדש השני
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These words come before and after Bet hamikdash in the dictionary.
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What does Bet hamikdash (בית המקדש) mean in Hebrew?
Bet hamikdash (בית המקדש) means Holy Temple. It is said bet hamikdash, with the stress on dash.
Is Bet hamikdash (בית המקדש) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet hamikdash (בית המקדש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית המקדש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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