Bayt
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Bayt (بيت) is the Arabic word for house (or tent), deriving from a common semitic root that also gave rise to the letter Bet. Is also a term in modern Hebrew for "home."
It appears in several names, such as:
- Ahl al-Bayt, the People of the House (or family), referring to the household of Muhammad or to all pious Muslims
- Bayt al-Hikmah, the House of Wisdom
- Bayt Lahm, Arabic name of Bethlehem
It can also refer to Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto, an Orthodox synagogue in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
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