Igeret (איגרת) means missive in Hebrew.
It can also mean epistle. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
missive, epistle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Igeret.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מסר המועבר בצורת מכתב.
וַתִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה בַת אֲבִיחַיִל וּמָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי אֶת כָּל תֹּקֶף לְקַיֵּם אֵת אִגֶּרֶת הַפּוּרִים הַזֹּאת הַשֵּׁנִית
- 2נצרותחלק מכתבי הקודש של הברית החדשה, רובן נשלחו ע"י פאולוס.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Igeret is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִגֶּרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- איגרת
- Said
- igeret
- Root
- א־ג־ר
- Pattern
- קִטֶּלֶת
- Plural
- אִגָּרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אִגָּרוֹת; כ' אִגַּרְתּוֹ
- Gematria
- 614
This is how Igeret is said in other languages.
- English
- missive, epistle
- Arabic
- رسالة
- Russian
- посла́ние
- French
- épître
- Spanish
- misiva, epístola
- German
- Brief
These words mean nearly the same as Igeret.
- מברק
- מגילהscroll
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These words rhyme with Igeret.
The word Igeret is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איגרת חוב
- אגרת ברכה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Igeret comes from the root א־ג־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Igeret in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Igeret.
What does Igeret (איגרת) mean in Hebrew?
Igeret (איגרת) means missive and epistle. It is said igeret, with the stress on ge.
What is a synonym for Igeret (איגרת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Igeret (איגרת) are מברק and מגילה.
What rhymes with Igeret (איגרת)?
Words that rhyme with Igeret (איגרת) include שרשרת, מסגרת, סיירת, משמרת, שפופרת, and עצרת.
Is Igeret (איגרת) masculine or feminine?
The word Igeret (איגרת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אִגָּרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אגרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.