Bet mishpat (בית משפט) means court in Hebrew.
It can also mean court of law and tribunal. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
court, court of law, tribunal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet mishpat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מוסד מדינתי שתפקידו הכרעה שיפוטית בתביעות בין בעלי־דין.
The word Bet mishpat is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית מִשְׁפָּט
- Written without vowel points
- בית משפט
- Said
- bet mishpat
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי מִשְׁפָּט
- Inflections
- בֵּית מִשְׁפַּט־; ר' בָּתֵּי מִשְׁפָּט
- Gematria
- 841
This is how Bet mishpat is said in other languages.
- English
- court, court of law, tribunal
- Arabic
- محكمة
- Russian
- суд
- French
- cour, tribunal
- German
- Gerichtshof, Gericht
These words mean nearly the same as Bet mishpat.
The word Bet mishpat is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית משפט השלום
- בית משפט מחוזי
- בית המשפט העליון
- בית המשפט הגבוה לצדק
- בית משפט לתביעות קטנות
- בית משפט לתעבורה
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What does Bet mishpat (בית משפט) mean in Hebrew?
Bet mishpat (בית משפט) means court, court of law, and tribunal. It is said bet mishpat, with the stress on bet.
What is a synonym for Bet mishpat (בית משפט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet mishpat (בית משפט) are בית דין.
Is Bet mishpat (בית משפט) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet mishpat (בית משפט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי מִשְׁפָּט.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית משפט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.