מיטה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
נ־ט־ה (n-ṭ-h)

Of Central Semitic origin, from the same root as מַטָּה (máta, below).[1]

Noun

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מיטה / מִטָּה (mitáf (plural indefinite מיטות / מִטּוֹת, singular construct מיטת / מִטַּת־)

  1. a bed
    • Tanach, 2 Kings 4:10, with translation of the King James Version:
      וְנָשִׂים לוֹ שָׁם מִטָּה וְשֻׁלְחָן וְכִסֵּא וּמְנוֹרָה
      v'nasím ló shám mitá v'shulchán v'chisé umnorá
      and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מיטה / מִטָּה (bed).

Noun

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מיטה (mitef, plural מיטות (mites)

  1. bed, especially one upon which a corpse is placed

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