Etymology

balebos

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Today it means: Master of the house, head of the household, host. Full definition →

Yiddish בעל־הבית ← Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromבַּעַל הַבַּיִת“master of the house”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromבעל־הבית
  3. English todaybalebos

Borrowed from Yiddish בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”).

Words from the same roots

Hebrewבַּעַל הַבַּיִת all →

baleboste

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