Batsoret (בצורת) means drought in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
drought
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Batsoret.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תקופה שבה לא יורדים גשמים.
...וְהָיָה עָלֵהוּ רַעֲנָן וּבִשְׁנַת בַּצֹּרֶת לֹא יִדְאָג וְלֹא יָמִישׁ מֵעֲשׂוֹת פֶּרִי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Batsoret is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּצֹּרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- בצורת
- Said
- batsoret
- Root
- ב־צ־ר
- Pattern
- קַטֹּלֶת
- Plural
- בַּצֹּרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בַּצֹּרוֹת
- Gematria
- 698
This is how Batsoret is said in other languages.
- English
- drought
- Arabic
- قَحْط
- Russian
- Засуха
- French
- sécheresse
- German
- Dürre
These words mean nearly the same as Batsoret.
- עצירת גשמים
- חרבוןdrought
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Batsoret.
The word Batsoret is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שנת בצורת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Batsoret comes from the root ב־צ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Batsoret in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Batsoret.
What does Batsoret (בצורת) mean in Hebrew?
Batsoret (בצורת) means drought. It is said batsoret, with the stress on tso.
What is a synonym for Batsoret (בצורת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Batsoret (בצורת) are עצירת גשמים and חרבון.
What rhymes with Batsoret (בצורת)?
Words that rhyme with Batsoret (בצורת) include תקשורת, ביקורת, קטורת, נעורת, מעבורת, and משכורת.
Is Batsoret (בצורת) masculine or feminine?
The word Batsoret (בצורת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בַּצֹּרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בצרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.