Kat (כת) means sect in Hebrew.
It can also mean cult. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּת
kat
noun · masculine
In English
sect, cult
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קבוצת אנשים (בדרך כלל מצומצמת) אשר התבדלה משום רעיונות קיצוניים או חדשניים; קבוצת אנשים הנוהה אחרי מנהיג כריזמטי, מתוך אמונה ברעיון פילוסופי או דתי חדש, המבדיל אותה מהחברה שבקרבה היא פועלת.
- 2חבורה כלשהי.
- 3קאסטה, מעמד חברתי של קבוצות אוכלוסייה (בעיקר בתת-היבשת ההודית).
The word Kat is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּת
- Written without vowel points
- כת
- Said
- kat
- Root
- כ־ת־ת
- Pattern
- קַל
- Plural
- כִּתּוׂת (וגם: כִּתִּים)
- Inflections
- ר' כִּתּוׂת (וגם: כִּתִּים), כַּת־ כִּתּוֹת־ (וגם: כִּתֵּי)
- Gematria
- 420
This is how Kat is said in other languages.
- English
- sect, cult
- Arabic
- فِرْقَة, مَذْهَب, طائِفَة
- Russian
- секта
- French
- secte, culte
- Spanish
- secta, culto
- German
- Sekte
These words rhyme with Kat.
The word Kat comes from the root כ־ת־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Kat in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kat.
What does Kat (כת) mean in Hebrew?
Kat (כת) means sect and cult. It is said kat, with the stress on kat.
What rhymes with Kat (כת)?
Words that rhyme with Kat (כת) include משפט, שבת, דת, מעט, בת, and צרפת.
Is Kat (כת) masculine or feminine?
The word Kat (כת) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כִּתּוׂת (וגם: כִּתִּים).
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.