Bet tamkhuy (בית תמחוי) means soup kitchen in Hebrew.
It can also mean bread line. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּית תַּמְחוּי
bet tamkhuy
noun · masculine
In English
soup kitchen, bread line
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet tamkhuy.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מטבח ציבורי בו עניים מקבלים אוכל בחינם או במחיר מוזל.
The word Bet tamkhuy is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית תַּמְחוּי
- Written without vowel points
- בית תמחוי
- Said
- bet tamkhuy
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי־תַּמְחוּי
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵּי־תַּמְחוּי
- Gematria
- 876
This is how Bet tamkhuy is said in other languages.
- English
- soup kitchen, bread line
- Russian
- харчевня
These words come before and after Bet tamkhuy in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet tamkhuy.
What does Bet tamkhuy (בית תמחוי) mean in Hebrew?
Bet tamkhuy (בית תמחוי) means soup kitchen and bread line. It is said bet tamkhuy, with the stress on khuy.
Is Bet tamkhuy (בית תמחוי) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet tamkhuy (בית תמחוי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי־תַּמְחוּי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית תמחוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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