Ot shoteket (אות שותקת) means silent letter in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אוֹת שׁוֹתֶקֶת
ot shoteket
noun · feminine
In English
silent letter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ot shoteket.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אות שנכתבת במילה אך אינה נהגית.
The word Ot shoteket is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹת שׁוֹתֶקֶת
- Written without vowel points
- אות שותקת
- Said
- ot shoteket
- Plural
- אוֹתִיּוֹת שׁוֹתְקוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אוֹתִיּוֹת שׁוֹתְקוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,613
This is how Ot shoteket is said in other languages.
- English
- silent letter
- Arabic
- حَرْف صامِت
These words come before and after Ot shoteket in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ot shoteket.
What does Ot shoteket (אות שותקת) mean in Hebrew?
Ot shoteket (אות שותקת) means silent letter. It is said ot shoteket, with the stress on te.
Is Ot shoteket (אות שותקת) masculine or feminine?
The word Ot shoteket (אות שותקת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אוֹתִיּוֹת שׁוֹתְקוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אות שותקת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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