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Ets (עץ) means tree in Hebrew.

It can also mean wood and timber. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עֵץ
ets
noun · masculine
In English

tree, wood, timber

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Ets.

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

  1. 1
    צמח רב־שנתי בעל גזע בודד אשר ממנו צומחים ענפים מכוסי עלים.
    לֹא תִטַּע לְךָ אֲשֵׁרָה כָּל עֵץ; אֵצֶל מִזְבַּח יהוה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה לָּךְ.
  2. 2
    החומר שממנו עשוי העץ (1), משמש כחומר גלם.
    וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת אֶבֶן לְמַלֹּאת; וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת עֵץ לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּכָל־מְלָאכָה.
  3. 3
    בהשאלהגרף שבו כל שני צמתים מחוברים באמצעות מסלול אחד.
  4. 4
    בהשאלהתרשים המתאר את מבנהו של עצם בעל מבנה היררכי.
  5. 5
    עממיצד המטבע שבו מופיע הציור.

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

The word Ets is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עֵץ
Written without vowel points
עץ
Said
ets
Root
ע־צ־ה
Pattern
קֵטֶל
Plural
עֵצִים
Inflections
ר' עֵצִים; עֵץ־, עֲצֵי־
Gematria
160

This is how Ets is said in other languages.

English
tree, wood, timber
Arabic
شجرة, خشب
Russian
дерево, древесина
French
arbre, bois
Yiddish
בוים, האָלץ

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The word Ets is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Ets comes from the root ע־צ־ה, like these words.

This is where the word Ets comes from.

אכדית: 55; אוגריתית: עצ; ארמית: אָע; געז: ዕፅ; ערבית: عِضّ – שיח.

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What does Ets (⁨עץ⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ets (⁨עץ⁩) means tree, wood, and timber. It is said ets, with the stress on ets.

What is a synonym for Ets (⁨עץ⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ets (⁨עץ⁩) are ⁨אילן⁩, ⁨קרש⁩, and ⁨מקל⁩.

What is the opposite of Ets (⁨עץ⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Ets (⁨עץ⁩) are ⁨פלי⁩ and ⁨שיח⁩.

What rhymes with Ets (⁨עץ⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ets (⁨עץ⁩) include ⁨חץ⁩, ⁨נץ⁩, ⁨לץ⁩, ⁨קובץ⁩, and ⁨מגהץ⁩.

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

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