Arbaat haminim (ארבעת המינים) means four species in Hebrew.
It can also mean varieties. It is a noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַרְבַּעַת הַמִּינִים
arbaat haminim
noun
In English
four species, varieties
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Arbaat haminim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ארבעה מיני צומח אשר נטילתם היא חלק ממצוות חג הסוכות.
The word Arbaat haminim is a noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַרְבַּעַת הַמִּינִים
- Written without vowel points
- ארבעת המינים
- Said
- arbaat haminim
- Root
- ר־ב־ע
- Gematria
- 828
This is how Arbaat haminim is said in other languages.
- English
- four species, varieties
The word Arbaat haminim comes from the root ר־ב־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Arbaat haminim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arbaat haminim.
What does Arbaat haminim (ארבעת המינים) mean in Hebrew?
Arbaat haminim (ארבעת המינים) means four species and varieties. It is said arbaat haminim, with the stress on ba.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארבעת המינים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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