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beis

beis is the alternative form of beth.

Meaning of beth

Noun

beth (plural beths)

  1. The second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁
  2. The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁
  3. The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב
  4. The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ

See all 5 meanings of beth

Origin of beis

From the Ashkenazi pronunciation, corresponding to Yiddish בית (beys).

Phrases with beis

Questions about beis

What is beis the alternative form of?
Beis is the alternative form of beth.

Words near beis in the dictionary

  1. Beirut
  2. Beiruti
  3. Beirutian
  4. Beirutians
  5. Beirutis
  6. beis
  7. beis din
  8. beisa
  9. beisas
  10. Beisel
  11. Beisels

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Adapted from Wiktionary: beis (page history and authors); beth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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