Where does “בית ספר” come from?

בית ספר (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew בַּיִת — {{l|en|house}}; house.

בית ספר (Hebrew): a school

Definitions

  1. a school

Ancestry of “בית ספר”, step by step

בית ספר traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew בַּיִת

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבַּיִת{{l|en|house}}; house

via Hebrew סֵפֶר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewסֵפֶרbook; writing, book
Every word from Hebrew בַּיִת