Bayit Sheni
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Definitions
n. The Second Temple; the holiest place of worship and sacrifice in ancient Israel that stood from c. 516 BCE until 70 CE when it was destroyed by the Romans.
n. A place one repairs to for debauchery after being expelled from one's initial location.
n. The period of the Second Temple.
Example Sentences
"0n the 8th of Tevet, at the beginning of the "Greek Era," the Torah was translated into Greek by the decree of King Ptolemy, in about the year 313 B.C.E., according to the Bayit Sheni Timeline presented in the Chanukah Section" (source)
"The police found our favorite brothel; let's go to the Bayit Sheni."
"And then, in the Bayit Sheini period, if you read Josephus, you see there were times when the Jews inside Jerusalem were more intent on fighting one another than the enemy outside." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
בית שני
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
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Alternative Spellings
Ba'it Shayni, Bayis Sheni, Bayis Sheyni, Bayis Sheini, Bayis Shaini, Bayis Shayni, Bayit Sheyni
Notes
Second usage is code language by formerly Orthodox Jews.
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