Lets (לץ) means clown in Hebrew.
It can also mean joker. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
clown, joker
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Lets.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רברבן בעל רהב, שדעתו זחוחה עליו.
אַל-תּוֹכַח לֵץ, פֶּן-יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ; הוֹכַח לְחָכָם, וְיֶאֱהָבֶךָּ.
- 2עושה דברו של הרשע
כִּי-אָפֵס עָרִיץ וְכָלָה לֵץ וְנִכְרְתוּ כָּל-שֹׁקְדֵי אָוֶן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Lets is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לֵץ
- Written without vowel points
- לץ
- Said
- lets
- Root
- ל־י־צ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- לֵצִים
- Inflections
- ר' לֵצִים; לֵץ־, לֵצֵי־
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Lets is said in other languages.
- English
- clown, joker
- French
- bouffon, blagueur, farceur
- Spanish
- payaso, payasa
These words mean nearly the same as Lets.
- קל דעת
- רברבנות
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These words rhyme with Lets.
The word Lets is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מושב לצים
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The word Lets comes from the root ל־י־צ, like these words.
This is where the word Lets comes from.
(1) אכדית: אֱלֱצֻ (elēṣu). בהוראת: לשמוח או לגרום לשמחה. השוו גזרון עלץ. (2) ערבית־גלילית: لظى נהגה: לִט' שיסודו משורש ל-ט-י (ل ظ ي) או, ל-ט-ו (ل ظ و) במשמעות: לשרוף,להעלות-בלהבות. בפי ערביי הגליל ובהוראה מצמצמת: גנב. השוו למילה המופיעה תדיר בספריו של יוסף מתתיהו ובתלמוד: לִיסְט בהוראת: פורע חוק החי בשולי דרכים ("מלסטם את הבריות") במקור מיוונית-עתיקה ליסטו ληστεύω שודד.
These words come before and after Lets in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lets.
What does Lets (לץ) mean in Hebrew?
Lets (לץ) means clown and joker. It is said lets, with the stress on lets.
What is a synonym for Lets (לץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lets (לץ) are קל דעת and רברבנות.
What rhymes with Lets (לץ)?
Words that rhyme with Lets (לץ) include עץ, חץ, נץ, קובץ, and מגהץ.
Is Lets (לץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Lets (לץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לֵצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.