How to say house in Hebrew

בַּיִת means “house” or “home,” one of the first concrete nouns in beginner Hebrew.

Usage

Combine with ב for “in the house” and with משפחה when describing where people live.

Without vowels

בית

With vowels (nikud)

בַּיִת

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מִשְׁפָּחָה

family

mish-PA-kha

עִיר

city

בֵּית סֵפֶר

school

beit SE-fer

יוֹם

day

yom

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