Set (שאת) means swelling in Hebrew.
It can also mean tumor. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׂאֵת
set
noun · feminine
In English
swelling, tumor
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Set.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נגע בעור הגבוה משטח העור.
- 2רפואה גִּדוּל, צמיחת רקמה של תאים שאינה אבר מאברי הגוף.
The word Set is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂאֵת
- Written without vowel points
- שאת
- Said
- set
- Root
- נ־ש־א
- Pattern
- קְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- שְׂאֵתוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂאֵתוֹת
- Gematria
- 701
This is how Set is said in other languages.
- English
- swelling, tumor
These words rhyme with Set.
The word Set comes from the root נ־ש־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Set in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Set.
What does Set (שאת) mean in Hebrew?
Set (שאת) means swelling and tumor. It is said set, with the stress on set.
What rhymes with Set (שאת)?
Words that rhyme with Set (שאת) include אמת, חטא, שופט, אלפבית, מת, and מגנט.
Is Set (שאת) masculine or feminine?
The word Set (שאת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׂאֵתוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שאת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.