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from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
bcet .
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Examples
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Even within our current legal system, American Jews regularly resolve civil matters through rabbinical courts known as beit din.
Qasim Rashid: Shariah Law: The Five Things Every Non-Muslim (and Muslim) Should Know Qasim Rashid 2011
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An Arab tent is called beit, "house;" its covering consists of stuff, about three quarters of a yard broad, made of black goat's-hair, (Song of Solomon 1: 5) laid parallel with the tent's length.
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During seder, aka beit midrash, aka text prep, it’s understood that we can use English b/c it’s important to walk into class being as crystal as possible on the texts at hand.
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It's a sacredness that reminds us why the word synagogue in Greek and beit knesset in Hebrew were chosen by Jews many centuries ago.
Brad Hirschfield: Why It Matters Where You Pray Brad Hirschfield 2011
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It's a sacredness that reminds us why the word synagogue in Greek and beit knesset in Hebrew were chosen by Jews many centuries ago.
Brad Hirschfield: Why It Matters Where You Pray Brad Hirschfield 2011
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Here on the farm I'll chase off anything that comes close to the house and barns beit a deer, moose, bear, fox, coyotes, rabbits, etc.
Special Report: On Coyote Attacks and the Death of Canadian Folk Singer Taylor Mitchell 2009
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Here on the farm I'll chase off anything that comes close to the house and barns beit a deer, moose, bear, fox, coyotes, rabbits, etc.
Special Report: On Coyote Attacks and the Death of Canadian Folk Singer Taylor Mitchell 2009
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Approaching an unknown person on the street of Damascus, someone may ask me "min beit meen?" meaning "whose house are you from?" or "who is your family or tribe?"
Rajai Hakki: An Arab-American Iraq War Veteran Returns to the Middle East, Rajai Hakki 2011
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It's a sacredness that reminds us why the word synagogue in Greek and beit knesset in Hebrew were chosen by Jews many centuries ago.
Brad Hirschfield: Why It Matters Where You Pray Brad Hirschfield 2011
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It's a sacredness that reminds us why the word synagogue in Greek and beit knesset in Hebrew were chosen by Jews many centuries ago.
Brad Hirschfield: Why It Matters Where You Pray Brad Hirschfield 2011
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