Mawet (מוות) means death in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
death
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mawet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב שבו גוף חי חדל לחיות, כלומר חדל לשמר את הסביבה הפנימית שמאפיינת אותו.
מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד-לָשׁוֹן; וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mawet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָוֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מוות
- Said
- mawet
- Root
- מ־ו־ת
- Pattern
- קָוֶל
- Inflections
- ס' מוֹת־; שלו: מוֹתוֹ, שלהּ: מוֹתָהּ, שלי: מוֹתִי
- Gematria
- 452
This is how Mawet is said in other languages.
- English
- death
- Arabic
- موت, وفاة
- Russian
- смерть
- French
- mort
- Spanish
- muerte
- German
- Tod
These words mean nearly the same as Mawet.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Mawet.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mawet.
The word Mawet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בן מוות
- חיים לאחר המוות
- חיים ומוות ביד הלשון
- ים המוות
- מוות בעריסה
- מוות לבבי
- מוות מוחי
- מות קליני
- מות קדושים
- מלאך המוות
- סכנת מוות
- סם מוות
- סר מר המוות
- עונש מות
- פחד מוות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mawet comes from the root מ־ו־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Mawet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mawet.
What does Mawet (מוות) mean in Hebrew?
Mawet (מוות) means death. It is said mawet, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Mawet (מוות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mawet (מוות) are חידלון, אבדון, פטירה, and קיפוח.
What is the opposite of Mawet (מוות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mawet (מוות) are אלמוות, חיים, לידה, and אורח חיים.
What rhymes with Mawet (מוות)?
Words that rhyme with Mawet (מוות) include צלמוות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.