Geut (גאות) means rising tide in Hebrew.
It can also mean flooding tide. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rising tide, flooding tide
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Geut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התרוממות של דבר אל על.
כִּי־בָעֲרָה כָאֵשׁ רִשְׁעָה שָׁמִיר וָשַׁיִת תֹּאכֵל וַתִּצַּת בְּסִבְכֵי הַיַּעַר וַיִּתְאַבְּכוּ גֵּאוּת עָשָׁן
- 2שם לפעולת הגֵּאֶה. התנשאות
בְּרַגְלַיִם תֵּרָמַסְנָה עֲטֶרֶת גֵּאוּת שִׁכּוֹרֵי אֶפְרָיִם
- 3תופעת העלייה (ולאחריה הירידה) המחזורית הקבועה של גובה פני הים, אשר נוצרת בשל השפעת כוחות המשיכה של היָרֵחַ והשֶׁמֶשׁ על כדור הארץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Geut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֵּאוּת
- Written without vowel points
- גאות
- Said
- geut
- Root
- ג־א־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּת
- Plural
- גֵּאוּיוֹת (נדיר) נס' גֵּאוּתוֹ גֵּאוּתָהּ גֵּאוּתָם
- Inflections
- ר' גֵּאוּיוֹת (נדיר) נס' גֵּאוּתוֹ גֵּאוּתָהּ גֵּאוּתָם
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Geut is said in other languages.
- English
- rising tide, flooding tide
These words mean nearly the same as Geut.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Geut.
These words rhyme with Geut.
The word Geut is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Geut comes from the root ג־א־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Geut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Geut.
What does Geut (גאות) mean in Hebrew?
Geut (גאות) means rising tide and flooding tide. It is said geut, with the stress on ut.
What is a synonym for Geut (גאות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Geut (גאות) are גאון, יהירות, שחץ, רהב, and גאוותנות.
What is the opposite of Geut (גאות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Geut (גאות) are שפל and ענווה.
What rhymes with Geut (גאות)?
Words that rhyme with Geut (גאות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גאות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.