בַּיִת

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BA-yit

Meanings

HomeHouseTemple

About “Home” in Hebrew

Bayit means both house and home, and the concept extends to the Holy Temple (Beit HaMikdash—the House of the Holy). Creating a Jewish home is considered a sacred act, transforming a physical space into a 'mikdash me'at'—a small sanctuary. The Jewish home, with its mezuzah on the doorpost, Shabbat table, and family rituals, is often called the foundation of Jewish life.

Example

הַבַּיִת שֶׁלָּנוּ מָלֵא אַהֲבָה.
Our home is full of love.

Gematria of “Home” (בית)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word בית (BA-yit) has a gematria value of 412.

2ב+
10י+
400ת
 =
total412

Home” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “home”.

Deuteronomy 3:20דברים 3:20

עד אשר יניח יהוה לאחיכם ככם וירשו גם הם את הארץ אשר יהוה אלהיכם נתן להם בעבר הירדן ושבתם איש לירשתו אשר נתתי לכם

Until GOD has granted your kindred a haven such as you have, and they too have taken possession of the land that the ETERNAL your God is assigning them, beyond the Jordan. Then you may return each to the homestead that I have assigned to him.”

Deuteronomy 6:7דברים 6:7

ושננתם לבניך ודברת בם בשבתך בביתך ובלכתך בדרך ובשכבך ובקומך

Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up.

Deuteronomy 11:19דברים 11:19

ולמדתם אתם את בניכם לדבר בם בשבתך בביתך ובלכתך בדרך ובשכבך ובקומך

And teach them to your children—reciting them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up;

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter bet.

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