Yeshivish glossary term
beis hachaim
בית החיים
Meaning
- cemetery
- Jewish cemetery, literally house of life
Alternate spellings
beit hachaim, bais hachaim
Usage and context
A traditional euphemistic name for a cemetery.
- Category
- mourning - burial
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The levaya continued to the beis hachaim.
Plain-English example
The funeral continued to the Jewish cemetery.