Avot (עבות) means thick in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thick
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Avot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראעָבֶה, מְסֻבָּךְ, בעל ענפים רבים וסבוכים.
אֶל כָּל גִּבְעָה רָמָה בְּכֹל רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים וְתַחַת כָּל עֵץ רַעֲנָן וְתַחַת כָּל אֵלָה עֲבֻתָּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Avot is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָבוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- עבות
- Said
- avot
- Root
- ע־ב־ת
- Pattern
- קָטֹל
- Plural
- עֲבֻתִּים
- Feminine form
- עֲבֻתָּה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲבֻתָּה; ר' עֲבֻתִּים, נ"ר עֲבֻתּוֹת
- Gematria
- 478
This is how Avot is said in other languages.
- English
- thick
- Yiddish
- געדיכט
These words mean nearly the same as Avot.
- סבוך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Avot.
The word Avot is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זקן עבות
- יער עבות
- עץ עבות
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These words come before and after Avot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avot.
What does Avot (עבות) mean in Hebrew?
Avot (עבות) means thick. It is said avot, with the stress on vot.
What is a synonym for Avot (עבות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avot (עבות) are סבוך.
What rhymes with Avot (עבות)?
Words that rhyme with Avot (עבות) include אות, מוט, משוט, שבועות, אחות, and מוט.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.