Bet kele (בית כלא) means prison in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prison
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet kele.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מבנה או מתקן סגור ושמור היטב, המשמש להחזקת עבריינים ופושעים שנידונו לעונשי מאסר.
וְאָמַרְתָּ, כֹּה אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ שִׂימוּ אֶת זֶה בֵּית הַכֶּלֶא; וְהַאֲכִילֻהוּ לֶחֶם לַחַץ וּמַיִם לַחַץ, עַד בֹּאִי בְשָׁלוֹם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bet kele is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית כֶּלֶא
- Written without vowel points
- בית כלא
- Said
- bet kele
- Root
- כ־ל־א
- Plural
- בָּתֵי־כֶּלֶא או בָּתֵּי־כְּלָאִים
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵי־כֶּלֶא או בָּתֵּי־כְּלָאִים
- Gematria
- 463
This is how Bet kele is said in other languages.
- English
- prison
These words mean nearly the same as Bet kele.
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The word Bet kele comes from the root כ־ל־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Bet kele in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet kele.
What does Bet kele (בית כלא) mean in Hebrew?
Bet kele (בית כלא) means prison. It is said bet kele, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Bet kele (בית כלא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet kele (בית כלא) are כלא, בית סוהר, בית אסורים, מחבוש, קלבוש, and מסגר.
Is Bet kele (בית כלא) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet kele (בית כלא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵי־כֶּלֶא או בָּתֵּי־כְּלָאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית כלא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.