Et (אֵת) means shovel in Hebrew.
It can also mean spade and ploughshare. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shovel, spade, ploughshare
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Et.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי עבודה המשמש לחפירה או להעברה של אדמה וחומרים שונים.
וַיֵּרְדוּ כָל יִשְׂרָאֵל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים לִלְטוֹשׁ אִישׁ אֶת מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת אֵתוֹ וְאֶת קַרְדֻּמּוֹ וְאֵת מַחֲרֵשָׁתוֹ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Et is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵת
- Written without vowel points
- את
- Said
- et
- Plural
- אִתִּים או אֵתִים
- Inflections
- ר' אִתִּים או אֵתִים; אֵת־, ר' אִתֵּי־; כ' אֵתוֹ
- Gematria
- 401
This is how Et is said in other languages.
- English
- shovel, spade, ploughshare
These words rhyme with Et.
The word Et is part of these phrases and sayings.
- וכתתו חרבותם לאתים
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These words come before and after Et in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Et.
What does Et (אֵת) mean in Hebrew?
Et (אֵת) means shovel, spade, and ploughshare. It is said et, with the stress on et.
What rhymes with Et (אֵת)?
Words that rhyme with Et (אֵת) include אמת, חטא, שופט, אלפבית, מת, and מגנט.
Is Et (אֵת) masculine or feminine?
The word Et (אֵת) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אִתִּים או אֵתִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry את of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.