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Le'at (לאט) means slowly in Hebrew.

It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

לְאַט
le'at
adverb
In English

slowly

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ל

The dictionary gives one meaning for Le'at.

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

  1. 1
    לשון המקראללא חיפזון, בקצב נמוך.
    יַעַן כִּי מָאַס הָעָם הַזֶּה, אֵת מֵי הַשִּׁלֹחַ הַהֹלְכִים לְאַט...

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

The word Le'at is an adverb.

Written with vowel points
לְאַט
Written without vowel points
לאט
Said
le'at
Root
א־ט־ט
Inflections
לְאִטִּי, לְאִטְּךָ, לְאִטֵּךְ, לְאִטּוֹ, לְאִטָּהּ, לְאִטֵּנוּ, לְאִטְּכֶם, לְאִטָּם
Gematria
40

This is how Le'at is said in other languages.

English
slowly
Spanish
lentamente, despacio
German
langsam

These words mean nearly the same as Le'at.

  • אט

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These words mean the opposite of Le'at.

  • מהר

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These words rhyme with Le'at.

The word Le'at is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • לאט ובביטחון

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The word Le'at comes from the root א־ט־ט, like these words.

These words come before and after Le'at in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Le'at.

What does Le'at (⁨לאט⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Le'at (⁨לאט⁩) means slowly. It is said le'at, with the stress on at.

What is a synonym for Le'at (⁨לאט⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Le'at (⁨לאט⁩) are ⁨אט⁩.

What is the opposite of Le'at (⁨לאט⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Le'at (⁨לאט⁩) are ⁨מהר⁩.

What rhymes with Le'at (⁨לאט⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Le'at (⁨לאט⁩) include ⁨משפט⁩, ⁨שבת⁩, ⁨דת⁩, ⁨מעט⁩, ⁨בת⁩, and ⁨צרפת⁩.

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

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