בית ספר

Hebrew

Etymology

From ⁧בַּיִת⁩ (báyit, “house”) +‎ ⁧סֵפֶר⁩ (séfer, “book”).

Noun

⁧בֵּית סֵפֶר⁩ • (bet séfer) m (plural indefinite ⁧בָּתֵּי סֵפֶר⁩)

school

Synonyms

⁧בֶּצֶפֶר⁩ (betsefér) (slang)
⁧בי״ס⁩

Derived terms

⁧בֵּית סֵפֶר עֲמָמִי⁩ (beit séfer 'amamí)

References

“⁧בית ספר⁩” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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