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Bet hamishpat ha'elyon (בית המשפט העליון) means supreme court in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן
bet hamishpat ha'elyon
noun · masculine
In English

supreme court

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet hamishpat ha'elyon.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

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    בית המשפט בדרגה הגבוהה ביותר במדינה, שדן בערעורים על החלטות ופסיקות של בתי משפט בערכאות נמוכות יותר, וכן דן בשבתו כבג"ץ בעתירות נגד רשויות השלטון. בית המשפט העליון פוסק הלכות משפטיות בעניינים מרכזיים וחשובים.

The word Bet hamishpat ha'elyon is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן
Written without vowel points
בית המשפט העליון
Said
bet hamishpat ha'elyon
Gematria
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This is how Bet hamishpat ha'elyon is said in other languages.

English
supreme court
Russian
Верховный суд
French
cour suprême
Spanish
tribunal supremo, Tribunal Supremo
German
oberstes Gericht

These words come before and after Bet hamishpat ha'elyon in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Bet hamishpat ha'elyon.

What does Bet hamishpat ha'elyon (⁨בית המשפט העליון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Bet hamishpat ha'elyon (⁨בית המשפט העליון⁩) means supreme court. It is said bet hamishpat ha'elyon, with the stress on bet.

Is Bet hamishpat ha'elyon (⁨בית המשפט העליון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Bet hamishpat ha'elyon (⁨בית המשפט העליון⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית המשפט העליון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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