Har ha-Bayit

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Pronunciations

Har ha-Bayit (har ha-BA-yeet) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "From their apartment in the Old City they have a wonderful view of Har ha-Bayit." (Glinert)

  • "How the Bet ha-Mikdash will be rebuilt on Har ha-Bayit if two mosques occupy the site, only a prophet can say." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH הר הבית har ha-bayit 'mountain of the house' i.e. House of God

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      har habait

Notes

  • Har ha-Bayit, the Temple Mount, is the holiest site in Judaism, where the Holy Temple once stood. In the present day, two mosques stand at the Temple Mount, which is also the third-holiest site in Islam.

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