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בִּיתַן

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בִּיתַן

Part of Speech
Occurrences
Possible Meanings	Inner part of a palace
Related Words	_

Possible Meanings

1. Inner part of a palace

• Biblical verses – Occurs 3 times in Esther 1:5, 7:7,8, with a possible meaning of inner part of a palace,¹ as in Akkadian bītanu.
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Semantic Evolution

Intra-Biblical

Rabbinic Hebrew

Modern Hebrew

¹ Cf. various medieval commentaries on Esther 1:5 and Ibn Janach in Sefer HaShorashim s.v. ביתSefer HaShorashim s.v. ביתAbout Ibn Janach.