Batay (בטאי) means ray in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בַּטַּאי
batay
noun · masculine
In English
ray
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Batay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מעל־סדרה של דגי־סחוס בעלי גוף שטוח, סנפירים רחבי־ידיים, וזנב דק וארוך.
The word Batay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּטַּאי
- Written without vowel points
- בטאי
- Said
- batay
- Root
- ב־ט־א
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- בַּטָּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' בַּטָּאִים
- Gematria
- 22
This is how Batay is said in other languages.
- English
- ray
These words rhyme with Batay.
The word Batay comes from the root ב־ט־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Batay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Batay.
What does Batay (בטאי) mean in Hebrew?
Batay (בטאי) means ray. It is said batay, with the stress on tay.
What rhymes with Batay (בטאי)?
Words that rhyme with Batay (בטאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Batay (בטאי) masculine or feminine?
The word Batay (בטאי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּטָּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בטאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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