בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

the Temple

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The permanent center of religious worship of the people of Israel until the first century CE. The Temple was located in Jerusalem and served as a center for the offering of sacrifices, pilgrimage, and prayer.

("A Song of Ascents, of David. I rejoiced when they said to me: ‘Let us go to the House of the Lord.’ Our feet were standing within your gates, Jerusalem" – Psalms 122:1, and also: "When the former prophets died, the Urim and Thummim ceased. When the Temple was destroyed, the shamir ceased, the honey of combs ceased, and men of faith disappeared" – Sotah 9:12)