how to say “the Temple Mount” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/הר-הבית-#.m4a” /]הַר הַבַּיִת
The most common Hebrew expression for the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is הר הבית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/הר-הבית-#.m4a” /], literally the mountain of the house or home.
However:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/הר-הבית-#.m4a” /]להר הבית יש כמה שמות נרדפים.
The Temple Mount has several other names.
הבית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/הר-הבית-#.m4a” /] – the house/home – is a shortened version of בית המקדש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/הר-הבית-#.m4a” /], the Temple or the house of the temple.
