const. bēṯ > bē in many compounds; pl. bāttīn, etc.; Mand: baitia; JLA abs. בָא in the expression בָא עַל בָא (TgIs 5:8)
1 houseCom.
--(a) householdCom.
(a.1) familyCom.
1 in construct with (or impying) a proper noun: dynastic house or the likeCom.
2 dby, dbytˀ : q.v.
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--(b) part of house, roomSyr.
(b.1) (astron.) houseSyr.
(b.2) (with genit. name of a teacher) school (see also s.v. by rb)JLAtg, Gal, PTA, JBA.
--(c) of animals:Syr.
(c.1) stableSyr.
(c.2) hiveSyr.
--(d) w. divinity : templeCom.
--(e) with royalty : palaceCom.
2 a structureCom.
--(a) strophe; section of a literary workSyr.
(a.1) ܒܝܬ ܡܲܘ̈ܬܒܸܐ section of the Old TestamentSyr.
--(b) structure, building or part theeof where something occurs
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3 place, areaSyr, JBA.
--(a) landSyr.
(a.1) homeland, territory
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1 see collocations w. byt + pl. gentilic, e.g., byt ˀ wrhyˀ , byt ywnyˀ , byt ˁbryˀ
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2 before proper nouns as a geographical or political termCom.
--(b) place or area where something occurs or is foundCom.
(b.1) receptacle for somethingSyr, JBA.
1 (med.) seat, socketSyr.
2 a utensil used by or for X
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--(c) storage area for things Syr, JBA.
(c.1) compartment of a phylacteryJBA.
--(d) area of the body characterized by somethingCom.
--(e) area of such and such a sizeCom.
(e.1) byt X : field sufficient for X amount of seedCom.
1 something of such a capacityJLAtg, Syr.
--(f) w. v.n.: place where something occursCom.
bynt p01