Bet hapkudot (בית הפקודות) means prison in Hebrew.
It can also mean jail. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prison, jail
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet hapkudot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום שבו נמצאים אנשים שכלאו אותם.
The word Bet hapkudot is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית הַפְּקֻדּוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- בית הפקודות
- Said
- bet hapkudot
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי הַפְּקֻדּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵּי הַפְּקֻדּוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,013
This is how Bet hapkudot is said in other languages.
- English
- prison, jail
- Arabic
- سِجْن
These words mean nearly the same as Bet hapkudot.
- בית אסורים
- בית האסור
- בית הבור
- בית כלאprison
- בית סוהרprison
- כלא
- מסגר
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These words come before and after Bet hapkudot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet hapkudot.
What does Bet hapkudot (בית הפקודות) mean in Hebrew?
Bet hapkudot (בית הפקודות) means prison and jail. It is said bet hapkudot, with the stress on dot.
What is a synonym for Bet hapkudot (בית הפקודות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet hapkudot (בית הפקודות) are בית אסורים, בית האסור, בית הבור, בית כלא, בית סוהר, and כלא.
Is Bet hapkudot (בית הפקודות) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet hapkudot (בית הפקודות) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי הַפְּקֻדּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית הפקדות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.