Bet meshugaim (בית משוגעים) means asylum in Hebrew.
It can also mean madhouse and mental hospital. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
asylum, madhouse, mental hospital
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet meshugaim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בית חולים בו מאושפזים חולי נפש.
The word Bet meshugaim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית מְשֻׁגָּעִים
- Written without vowel points
- בית משוגעים
- Said
- bet meshugaim
- Root
- ש־ג־ע
- Plural
- בַּתֵּי מְשֻׁגָּעִים
- Inflections
- ר' בַּתֵּי מְשֻׁגָּעִים
- Gematria
- 881
This is how Bet meshugaim is said in other languages.
- English
- asylum, madhouse, mental hospital
These words mean nearly the same as Bet meshugaim.
- בית חולים פסיכיאטרי
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The word Bet meshugaim comes from the root ש־ג־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Bet meshugaim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet meshugaim.
What does Bet meshugaim (בית משוגעים) mean in Hebrew?
Bet meshugaim (בית משוגעים) means asylum, madhouse, and mental hospital. It is said bet meshugaim, with the stress on im.
What is a synonym for Bet meshugaim (בית משוגעים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet meshugaim (בית משוגעים) are בית חולים פסיכיאטרי.
Is Bet meshugaim (בית משוגעים) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet meshugaim (בית משוגעים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּתֵּי מְשֻׁגָּעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית משגעים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.