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Bayt

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Bayt (Arabic: بيت or Hebrew: בית, both meaning 'house'; there are similar words in various Semitic languages), also spelled bayit, bayyit, bait, beit, beth, bet, etc., may refer to:

All pages with titles containing Bayt

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Jewish religious terms

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Islamic terms

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  • Ahl al-Bayt, the People of the House, referring to the household of Muhammad or to all pious Muslims

Synagogues

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Place-names and derivates

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In alphabetical order including the articles.

Bayit

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A few outstanding ones:

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Institutions and organizations

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First see above under "All pages with titles beginning with Bayt" and "All pages with titles containing Bayt". Here only those not spelled with "bayt".

  • Bayit Lepletot, Orthodox Jewish orphanage for girls
  • Bayit Leumi Israeli political organization
  • Bayit Yehudi – 'The Jewish Home' political party
  • Bayt al-hikmah (House of Wisdom); Umayyad library in Damascus, and Abbasid library in Baghdad
  • Betar/Beitar, Jewish political organization; derived from Betar fortress

Other

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See also

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