'et (עת) means time in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
time
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for 'et.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נקודה כלשהי בזמן.
וַיַּבְרֵךְ הַגְּמַלִּים מִחוּץ לָעִיר אֶל־בְּאֵר הַמָּיִם לְעֵת עֶרֶב לְעֵת צֵאת הַשֹּׁאֲבֹת.
- 2משך הזמן, תקופה.
וְאִשָּׁה כִּי־יָזוּב זוֹב דָּמָהּ יָמִים רַבִּים בְּלֹא עֶת־נִדָּתָהּ, אוֹ כִי־תָזוּב עַל־נִדָּתָהּ כָּל־יְמֵי זוֹב טֻמְאָתָהּ; כִּימֵי נִדָּתָהּ תִּהְיֶה, טְמֵאָה הִוא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'et is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵת
- Written without vowel points
- עת
- Said
- 'et
- Root
- ע־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- עִתִּים
- Inflections
- ר' עִתִּים, עִתּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 470
This is how 'et is said in other languages.
- English
- time
These words mean nearly the same as 'et.
- זמן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with 'et.
The word 'et is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בה בעת
- בעת ובעונה אחת
- כתב עת
- לעת מצוא
- מעת לעת
- עתותיו בידו
- צוק העתים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word 'et comes from the root ע־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after 'et in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'et.
What does 'et (עת) mean in Hebrew?
'et (עת) means time. It is said 'et, with the stress on 'et.
What is a synonym for 'et (עת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'et (עת) are זמן.
What rhymes with 'et (עת)?
Words that rhyme with 'et (עת) include אמת, חטא, שופט, אלפבית, מת, and מגנט.
Is 'et (עת) masculine or feminine?
The word 'et (עת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עִתִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.