Masekhet (מסכת) means tractate in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tractate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Masekhet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מערכת חוטי השתי המתפרסת על המנור בנולי אריגה.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אִם תַּאַרְגִי אֶת שֶׁבַע מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשִׁי עִם הַמַּסָּכֶת[...] וַיִּיקַץ מִשְּׁנָתוֹ וַיִּסַּע אֶת הַיְתַד הָאֶרֶג וְאֶת הַמַּסָּכֶת
- 2מקבץ של פרקי לימוד, בדרך כלל בתורה שבעל פה.
- 3רחב יריעה, שמתפרס לאורך תקופה ארוכה, שיטתי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Masekhet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַסֶּכֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מסכת
- Said
- masekhet
- Root
- נ־ס־כ
- Pattern
- מַקְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- מַסַּכוֹת נס' מַסֶּכְתּוֹ מַסֶּכְתָּהּ
- Inflections
- ר' מַסַּכוֹת נס' מַסֶּכְתּוֹ מַסֶּכְתָּהּ
- Gematria
- 520
This is how Masekhet is said in other languages.
- English
- tractate
- French
- traité
These words rhyme with Masekhet.
The word Masekhet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מסכת גיטין
- מסכת עינויים
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The word Masekhet comes from the root נ־ס־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Masekhet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Masekhet.
What does Masekhet (מסכת) mean in Hebrew?
Masekhet (מסכת) means tractate. It is said masekhet, with the stress on se.
What rhymes with Masekhet (מסכת)?
Words that rhyme with Masekhet (מסכת) include מתכת, מערכת, לכת, מהפכת, מפרכת, and אזדרכת.
Is Masekhet (מסכת) masculine or feminine?
The word Masekhet (מסכת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַסַּכוֹת נס' מַסֶּכְתּוֹ מַסֶּכְתָּהּ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מסכת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.