Bet kholim (בית חולים) means hospital in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hospital
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet kholim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום אשפוז, מרפאה גדולה.
The word Bet kholim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית חוֹלִים
- Written without vowel points
- בית חולים
- Said
- bet kholim
- Root
- ב־י־ת
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי־חוֹלִים
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵּי־חוֹלִים
- Gematria
- 506
This is how Bet kholim is said in other languages.
- English
- hospital
- Arabic
- مستشفى
- French
- hôpital
These words mean nearly the same as Bet kholim.
- מרכז רפואי
- בית רפואה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bet kholim is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית חולים שדה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bet kholim comes from the root ב־י־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Bet kholim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet kholim.
What does Bet kholim (בית חולים) mean in Hebrew?
Bet kholim (בית חולים) means hospital. It is said bet kholim, with the stress on lim.
What is a synonym for Bet kholim (בית חולים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet kholim (בית חולים) are מרכז רפואי and בית רפואה.
Is Bet kholim (בית חולים) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet kholim (בית חולים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי־חוֹלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית חולים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.