baal habayit

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Definitions

  • n. A male head of a household.

  • n. A proprietor, boss.

Example Sentences

  • "(How) [s]hould the wife of the ba'al habayit (homeowner) be mentioned in the call to recite grace after meals[?]" (source).

  • "A lot of balebatim in this neighborhood are against the new mall." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH בעל-הבית ba'al habayit > Y בעל-הבית balebos

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      baal habayis, ba'al habayis, ba'al ha'bayis, ba'al habayit, ba'al ha'bayit

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