Okets (עוקץ) means sting in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sting
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 6 meanings for Okets.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עצם חד ודוקרני.
- 2בוטניקההחלק בצמח שמחבר את העלה, הפרח, או הפרי לענף של צמח האם.
- 3בהשאלהזנב בעלי חיים.
- 4בהשאלהפיטמה ביונקים החוד של הדָד
- 5תג כמין קו קטן על אותיות (בספר תורה).
- 6סלנגהחלק החריף והמפתיע של הדברים.
The word Okets is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹקֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- עוקץ
- Said
- okets
- Root
- ע־ק־צ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- עֳקָצִים/עֻקָצִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֳקָצִים/עֻקָצִים
- Gematria
- 266
This is how Okets is said in other languages.
- English
- sting
These words mean nearly the same as Okets.
- חוד
- קוץ
- פואנטה
- פטוטרתpetiole
- זנבtail
- חדקtrunk
- פיטמהnipple
- תגserif
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The word Okets is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לא מדבשך ולא מעקצך
- נטל עקצו
- עצם העקץ
- מסכת עוקצים
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These words come before and after Okets in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Okets.
What does Okets (עוקץ) mean in Hebrew?
Okets (עוקץ) means sting. It is said okets, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Okets (עוקץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Okets (עוקץ) are חוד, קוץ, פואנטה, פטוטרת, זנב, and חדק.
Is Okets (עוקץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Okets (עוקץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֳקָצִים/עֻקָצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עקץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.