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Agada (אגדה) means legend in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אַגָּדָה
agada
noun · feminine
In English

legend

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Agada.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    יהדותהחלקים בתלמוד שאינם הלכתיים. הכוללים נושאים רבים, החל מסיפורים ומשלים, פרשנות למקרא, וכלה בדברי חכמה ומוסר.
  2. 2
    סיפור בדוי ונפוץ שהפך לפולקלור. המופץ לרוב מפה לאוזן, ובדרך כלל, מחברו אנונימי ואין לו מקום וזמן מוגדרים.
  3. 3
    כינוי לאדם או לארוע אשר הם יחודיים בתחומם ושמם נישא בהערצה.

The word Agada is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אַגָּדָה
Written without vowel points
אגדה
Said
agada
Root
נ־ג־ד
Pattern
אַקְטָלָה
Plural
אגדות
Inflections
ר' אגדות
Gematria
13

This is how Agada is said in other languages.

English
legend
Arabic
أُسْطورة

These words mean nearly the same as Agada.

  • ספור עם
  • מיתוס
  • מעשיה
  • אגדתא

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These words mean the opposite of Agada.

These words rhyme with Agada.

The word Agada is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Agada comes from the root נ־ג־ד, like these words.

These words come before and after Agada in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Agada.

What does Agada (⁨אגדה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Agada (⁨אגדה⁩) means legend. It is said agada, with the stress on da.

What is a synonym for Agada (⁨אגדה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Agada (⁨אגדה⁩) are ⁨ספור עם⁩, ⁨מיתוס⁩, ⁨מעשיה⁩, and ⁨אגדתא⁩.

What is the opposite of Agada (⁨אגדה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Agada (⁨אגדה⁩) are ⁨הלכה⁩.

What rhymes with Agada (⁨אגדה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Agada (⁨אגדה⁩) include ⁨עבודה⁩, ⁨נקודה⁩, ⁨יחידה⁩, ⁨מדידה⁩, ⁨מדע⁩, and ⁨מידה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אגדה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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