Avot (עֲבוֹת) means rope in Hebrew.
It can also mean hawser. It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rope, hawser
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Avot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראחֶבֶל קלוע עבה וחזק.
וְנָתַתָּה אֶת שְׁתֵּי עֲבֹתֹת הַזָּהָב עַל שְׁתֵּי הַטַּבָּעֹת אֶל קְצוֹת הַחֹשֶׁן.
- 2כינוי לעץ בעל תפרחת צפופה.
הִנֵּה אַשּׁוּר אֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יְפֵה עָנָף וְחֹרֶשׁ מֵצַל וּגְבַהּ קוֹמָה וּבֵין עֲבֹתִים הָיְתָה צַמַּרְתּוֹ.
- 3ימאותחבל תלת־גדילי חזק ועבה, המשמש כחבל גרירה או כחבל עוגן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Avot is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲבוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- עבות
- Said
- avot
- Root
- ע־ב־ת
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Plural
- עֲבוֹתִים עֲבוֹתוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' עֲבוֹתִים עֲבוֹתוֹת; עֲבוֹת־, ר' עֲבוֹתֵי־ וגם עֲבוֹתוֹת־
- Gematria
- 478
This is how Avot is said in other languages.
- English
- rope, hawser
These words mean nearly the same as Avot.
These words rhyme with Avot.
The word Avot is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עבותות אהבה
- מעשה עבות
- עבות רתיקה
- חבל עבות
- קשור בעבותות
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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 (עֲבוֹת) mean in Hebrew?
Avot (עֲבוֹת) means rope and hawser. It is said avot, with the stress on vot.
What is a synonym for Avot (עֲבוֹת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avot (עֲבוֹת) are ענף.
What rhymes with Avot (עֲבוֹת)?
Words that rhyme with Avot (עֲבוֹת) include אות, מוט, משוט, שבועות, אחות, and מוט.
Is Avot (עֲבוֹת) masculine or feminine?
The word Avot (עֲבוֹת) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is עֲבוֹתִים עֲבוֹתוֹת.
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.