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Delet (דלת) means door in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

דֶּלֶת
delet
noun · feminine
In English

door

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ד

The dictionary gives one meaning for Delet.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לוח עץ או מתכת, אשר מכסה על פתח של מעבר, לשם פתיחה ולסגירה.
    וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים אֶת־יָדָם, וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־לוֹט אֲלֵיהֶם הַבָּיְתָה; וְאֶת־הַדֶּלֶת סָגָרוּ.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Delet is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
דֶּלֶת
Written without vowel points
דלת
Said
delet
Root
ד־ל־ה
Pattern
קְטֶלֶת
Plural
דְּלָתוֹת
Inflections
ר' דְּלָתוֹת; דֶּלֶת־, ר' דַּלְתוֹת־; זוגי דְּלָתַיִם
Gematria
434

This is how Delet is said in other languages.

English
door
Arabic
باب
Russian
дверь
French
porte
Spanish
puerta
German
Tür
Yiddish
טיר

These words mean nearly the same as Delet.

These words rhyme with Delet.

The word Delet is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Delet comes from the root ד־ל־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Delet in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Delet.

What does Delet (⁨דלת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Delet (⁨דלת⁩) means door. It is said delet, with the stress on de.

What is a synonym for Delet (⁨דלת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Delet (⁨דלת⁩) are ⁨דל⁩.

What rhymes with Delet (⁨דלת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Delet (⁨דלת⁩) include ⁨גחלת⁩, ⁨תועלת⁩, ⁨צוללת⁩, ⁨שרשרת⁩, ⁨גלגלת⁩, and ⁨תכלת⁩.

Is Delet (⁨דלת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Delet (⁨דלת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨דְּלָתוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דלת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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