"בית ספר" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /beːt sipr/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /beθ ˈse.fɛr/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], /bet ˈse.feʁ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: בֵּית סֵפֶר [canonical], bet séfer [romanization], בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר [indefinite, plural]
Etymology: From בַּיִת (báyit, “house”) + סֵפֶר (séfer, “book”). Compare also Akkadian 𒂍𒁾𒁀 (bīt ṭuppim). Etymology templates: {{com|he|בַּיִת|סֵפֶר||t1=house|t2=book|tr1=báyit|tr2=séfer}} בַּיִת (báyit, “house”) + סֵפֶר (séfer, “book”) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר|tr=bet séfer|wv=בֵּית סֵפֶר}} בֵּית סֵפֶר • (bet séfer) m (plural indefinite בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר)
  1. (education) school Categories (topical): Schools Synonyms: בֶּצֶפֶר (betséfer) [slang], בי״ס Derived forms: בֵּית סֵפֶר עֲמָמִי (bet séfer amamí)
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    {
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        "2": "בַּיִת",
        "3": "סֵפֶר",
        "4": "",
        "t1": "house",
        "t2": "book",
        "tr1": "báyit",
        "tr2": "séfer"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From בַּיִת (báyit, “house”) + סֵפֶר (séfer, “book”). Compare also Akkadian 𒂍𒁾𒁀 (bīt ṭuppim).",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "bet séfer",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
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          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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            "Buildings and structures",
            "Society",
            "Architecture",
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            "Art",
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            "Sciences",
            "Culture"
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        {
          "roman": "bet séfer amamí",
          "word": "בֵּית סֵפֶר עֲמָמִי"
        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-בית_ספר-he-noun-1k3r2ULX",
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          "roman": "betséfer",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "בֶּצֶפֶר"
        },
        {
          "word": "בי״ס"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "education"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/beːt sipr/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/beθ ˈse.fɛr/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bet ˈse.feʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "בית ספר"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bet séfer amamí",
      "word": "בֵּית סֵפֶר עֲמָמִי"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "בַּיִת",
        "3": "סֵפֶר",
        "4": "",
        "t1": "house",
        "t2": "book",
        "tr1": "báyit",
        "tr2": "séfer"
      },
      "expansion": "בַּיִת (báyit, “house”) + סֵפֶר (séfer, “book”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From בַּיִת (báyit, “house”) + סֵפֶר (séfer, “book”). Compare also Akkadian 𒂍𒁾𒁀 (bīt ṭuppim).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "בֵּית סֵפֶר",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bet séfer",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "m",
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        "tr": "bet séfer",
        "wv": "בֵּית סֵפֶר"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew multiword terms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "he:Schools"
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
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        ]
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      ],
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        "education"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/beːt sipr/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/beθ ˈse.fɛr/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bet ˈse.feʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "betséfer",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "בֶּצֶפֶר"
    },
    {
      "word": "בי״ס"
    }
  ],
  "word": "בית ספר"
}

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