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beth

UK/bɛθ/ US/bɛt/ common

noun

1.

the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Origin

From Middle Bronze Age picture of a house by acrophony, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Doublet of beta.

Phrases

  • beth din
  • beth hamidrash
  • beth midrash

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