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Beyt din (בית דין) means court in Hebrew.

It can also mean tribunal. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בֵּית דִּין
beyt din
noun · masculine
In English

court, tribunal

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives one meaning for Beyt din.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מוסד שיפוטי ממלכתי בעל סמכות שיפוט בתחום מוגדר של עבירות, מחלוקות או סכסוכים, כמו עבודה, ספנות, משפחה, דת, צבא, משמעת וכו'.

The word Beyt din is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
בֵּית דִּין
Written without vowel points
בית דין
Said
beyt din
Plural
בָּתֵי דִּין
Inflections
ר' בָּתֵי דִּין
Gematria
476

This is how Beyt din is said in other languages.

English
court, tribunal
Arabic
محكمة
Russian
трибунал

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What does Beyt din (⁨בית דין⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Beyt din (⁨בית דין⁩) means court and tribunal. It is said beyt din.

What is a synonym for Beyt din (⁨בית דין⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Beyt din (⁨בית דין⁩) are ⁨בית משפט⁩ and ⁨ערכאה⁩.

Is Beyt din (⁨בית דין⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Beyt din (⁨בית דין⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨בָּתֵי דִּין⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית דין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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