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House in Hebrew is בַּיִת (báyit).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

בַּיִת
báyit
noun · masculine
In English

house

/haʊ̯s/ /hæʊ̯s/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for house as a noun.

human abode

This is more about the Hebrew word בַּיִת.

Written with vowel points
בַּיִת
Written without vowel points
בית
Said
báyit
Plural
בָּתִּים
Its meanings in English
house, school, stanza, verse

The Hebrew dictionary's page for בית, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with house.

These words come before and after house in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨house⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨house⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨house⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בַּיִת⁩, said báyit. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בית⁩. Its plural is ⁨בָּתִּים⁩.

Is ⁨בית⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בית⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨בית⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨house⁩, ⁨בית⁩ can mean ⁨school, stanza, and verse⁩.

How is ⁨house⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨house⁩ is pronounced ⁨/haʊ̯s/, /hæʊ̯s/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry house and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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