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She'ata (שעטה) means gallop in Hebrew.

It can also mean stamping. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שְׁעָטָה
she'ata
noun · feminine
In English

gallop, stamping

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives 2 meanings for She'ata.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    דפיקה חזקה של רגליים או פרסות בקרקע, תוך דריכה או דהרה.
    מִקּוֹל, שַׁעֲטַת-פַּרְסוֹת אַבִּירָיו, מֵרַעַשׁ לְרִכְבּוֹ, הֲמוֹן גַּלְגִּלָּיו--לֹא-הִפְנוּ אָבוֹת אֶל-בָּנִים, מֵרִפְיוֹן יָדָיִם
  2. 2
    דהרה, התקדמות מהירה ונחושה לעבר מטרה - צבאית, מינית, או קרייריסטית.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word She'ata is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שְׁעָטָה
Written without vowel points
שעטה
Said
she'ata
Root
ש־ע־ט
Pattern
קְטָלָה
Plural
שְׁעָטוֹת
Inflections
שַׁעֲטַת-, ר' שְׁעָטוֹת, שַׁעֲטוֹת-
Gematria
384

This is how She'ata is said in other languages.

English
gallop, stamping

These words mean nearly the same as She'ata.

  • דהרה
  • האצה
  • מרוצה

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What does She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩) means gallop and stamping. It is said she'ata, with the stress on ta.

What is a synonym for She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩) are ⁨דהרה⁩, ⁨האצה⁩, and ⁨מרוצה⁩.

What is the opposite of She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩) are ⁨הליכה⁩, ⁨זחילה⁩, ⁨טפיפה⁩, ⁨צעידה⁩, and ⁨טרוט⁩.

What rhymes with She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with She'ata (⁨שעטה⁩) include ⁨תא⁩, ⁨שיטה⁩, ⁨מיטה⁩, ⁨בלוטה⁩, ⁨פליטה⁩, and ⁨כיתה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעטה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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