ביתא ישראל

Hebrew

Etymology

Calque of Ge'ez ቤተ እስራኤል (betä ʾəsraʾel, literally “House of Israel”).

Proper noun

בֵּיתֶא יִשְׂרָאֵל • (béyte yisraél)

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) The Beta Israel, or Ethiopian Jewish community

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