Beit Hamikdash

proper noun

The Temple in Jerusalem

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Beit HaMikdash · alternative Beis Hamikdash

Origin

  1. Hebrewבֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ“holy house”
  2. EnglishBeit Hamikdash

Borrowed from Hebrew בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ (“holy house”).

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Beit Hamikdash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beit%20Hamikdash

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Chicago

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