Bet shimush (בית שימוש) means toilet in Hebrew.
It can also mean lavatory, loo, WC, and latrine. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
toilet, lavatory, loo, WC
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet shimush.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חדר או מבנה שאדם עושה בו את צרכיו.
The word Bet shimush is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית שִׁמּוּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- בית שימוש
- Said
- bet shimush
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי שִׁמּוּשׁ
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵּי שִׁמּוּשׁ
- Gematria
- 1,068
This is how Bet shimush is said in other languages.
- English
- toilet, lavatory, loo, WC, latrine
- Arabic
- بيت خلاء, مستراح, مرحاض
- Russian
- туалет
- French
- toilettes, wc
These words mean nearly the same as Bet shimush.
- בית כבוד
- בית כיסאlavatory
- לטרינה
- מוצאות
- מחראהcrapper
- משתנה
- נוחיותcomfort
- שירותים
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These words come before and after Bet shimush in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet shimush.
What does Bet shimush (בית שימוש) mean in Hebrew?
Bet shimush (בית שימוש) means toilet, lavatory, and loo. It is said bet shimush, with the stress on mush.
What is a synonym for Bet shimush (בית שימוש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet shimush (בית שימוש) are בית כבוד, בית כיסא, לטרינה, מוצאות, מחראה, and משתנה.
Is Bet shimush (בית שימוש) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet shimush (בית שימוש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי שִׁמּוּשׁ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית שמוש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.