Bet sefer (בית ספר) means school in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּית סֵפֶר
bet sefer
noun · masculine
In English
school
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet sefer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מוסד חינוכי שמטרתו הקניית השכלה, ידע וערכים או הכשרה מקצועית לתלמידיו.
The word Bet sefer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית סֵפֶר
- Written without vowel points
- בית ספר
- Said
- bet sefer
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר; כ' בֵּית סִפְרִי, בֵּית סִפְרָהּ, בֵּית סִפְרְךָ
- Gematria
- 752
This is how Bet sefer is said in other languages.
- English
- school
- Arabic
- مدرسة
- Russian
- школа
- French
- école
- Spanish
- escuela, colegio
- German
- Schule
These words mean nearly the same as Bet sefer.
The word Bet sefer is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית ספר דתי
- בית ספר חקלאי
- בית ספר יסודי
- בית ספר ממלכתי
- בית ספר ממלכתי דתי
- בית ספר מקצועי
- בית ספר ערב
- בית ספר שדה
- בית ספר ימי
- בית ספר צף
- בית ספר תיכון
- כתינוק הבורח מבית הספר
- לא בבית ספרנו
- עשה לו בית ספר
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These words come before and after Bet sefer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet sefer.
What does Bet sefer (בית ספר) mean in Hebrew?
Bet sefer (בית ספר) means school. It is said bet sefer, with the stress on se.
What is a synonym for Bet sefer (בית ספר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet sefer (בית ספר) are אסכולה.
Is Bet sefer (בית ספר) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet sefer (בית ספר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית ספר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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