Jesta (ג'סטה) means gesture in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גֶ'סְטָה
jesta
noun · feminine
In English
gesture
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Jesta.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגמחווה, תנועה של איבר־גוף (על פי רוב, ראש או גפיים) המשלימה את הדיבור.
- 2סלנגמעשה של רצון טוב.
The word Jesta is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֶ'סְטָה
- Written without vowel points
- ג'סטה
- Said
- jesta
- Plural
- גֶ'סְטוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גֶ'סְטוֹת
- Gematria
- 77
This is how Jesta is said in other languages.
- English
- gesture
- French
- geste
These words mean nearly the same as Jesta.
- טובה
- מערוףgrace
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These words come before and after Jesta in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Jesta.
What does Jesta (ג'סטה) mean in Hebrew?
Jesta (ג'סטה) means gesture. It is said jesta, with the stress on jes.
What is a synonym for Jesta (ג'סטה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Jesta (ג'סטה) are טובה and מערוף.
Is Jesta (ג'סטה) masculine or feminine?
The word Jesta (ג'סטה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גֶ'סְטוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ג'סטה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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