Peti (פתי) means gullible in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gullible
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Peti.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שמאמין לכל דבר שהוא שומע, ללא ביקורת מספקת של השכל. המתפתה בקלות.
וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּשִׁבְעָה בַחֹדֶשׁ, מֵאִישׁ שֹׁגֶה וּמִפֶּתִי; וְכִפַּרְתֶּם אֶת־הַבָּיִת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Peti is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּתִי
- Written without vowel points
- פתי
- Said
- peti
- Root
- פ־ת־י
- Pattern
- קֶטִי
- Feminine form
- פְּתָיָה ר' פְּתָאִים או פְּתָיִים
- Inflections
- נ' פְּתָיָה ר' פְּתָאִים או פְּתָיִים; נ"ר פְּתַיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 490
This is how Peti is said in other languages.
- English
- gullible
- Spanish
- crédulo
These words mean nearly the same as Peti.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Peti.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Peti.
The word Peti is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יונה פותה
- יונה פתיה
- פתי מפותה
- פתי יאמין לכל דבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Peti in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Peti.
What does Peti (פתי) mean in Hebrew?
Peti (פתי) means gullible. It is said peti, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Peti (פתי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Peti (פתי) are פותה, תם, תמים, כסיל, טיפש, and אוויל.
What is the opposite of Peti (פתי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Peti (פתי) are חשדן, ספקן, סקפטי, and ערום.
What rhymes with Peti (פתי)?
Words that rhyme with Peti (פתי) include ספגטי, תיאורטי, אתי, פאתטי, אתי, and דיסקרטי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.