Bet sohar (בית סוהר) means prison in Hebrew.
It can also mean gaol and jail. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prison, gaol, jail
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet sohar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום סגור בו מוחזקים עבריינים בעקבות מעצרם, לעתים תוך כדי ריצוי עונשם.
וַיִּקַּח אֲדֹנֵי יוֹסֵף אֹתוֹ, וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֶל־בֵּית הַסֹּהַר – מְקוֹם, אֲשֶׁר־אֲסִירֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲסוּרִים; וַיְהִי־שָׁם, בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bet sohar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית סֹהַר
- Written without vowel points
- בית סוהר
- Said
- bet sohar
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי סֹהַר
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵּי סֹהַר
- Gematria
- 683
This is how Bet sohar is said in other languages.
- English
- prison, gaol, jail
- Arabic
- سِجْن, حبس
- Russian
- тюрьма, острог
- French
- prison, geôle, maison d'arrêt, bagne
- Spanish
- cárcel, chirona, penitenciaría, prisión
- German
- Gefängnis, Strafanstalt
These words mean nearly the same as Bet sohar.
- בית כלאprison
- בית אסורים
- בית משמרת
- בית הפקודותprison
- חצר המטרה
- זירת הבטון
- כלא
- מאסרincarceration
- מחבושincarceration
- קלבושprison
- מסגרmetallurgist
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What does Bet sohar (בית סוהר) mean in Hebrew?
Bet sohar (בית סוהר) means prison, gaol, and jail. It is said bet sohar, with the stress on so.
What is a synonym for Bet sohar (בית סוהר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet sohar (בית סוהר) are בית כלא, בית אסורים, בית משמרת, בית הפקודות, חצר המטרה, and זירת הבטון.
Is Bet sohar (בית סוהר) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet sohar (בית סוהר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי סֹהַר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית סהר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.