This is what the Hebrew word Shet (שת) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֵׁת
shet
noun · masculine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראאיבר הממוקם מאחורי האגן בסוף הגב התחתון, הכולל זוג מסות שריר ושומן.
...עָרוֹם וְיָחֵף וַחֲשׂוּפַי שֵׁת עֶרְוַת מִצְרָיִם.
- 2יסוד, תחתית
וְהָיוּ שָׁתֹתֶיהָ מְדֻכָּאִים; כָּל־עֹשֵׂי שֶׂכֶר אַגְמֵי־נָפֶשׁ.
- 3לשון המקראאחד מבניהם של אדם וחוה, אח להבל ולקין.
וַיֵּדַע אָדָם עוֹד אֶת-אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת כִּי שָׁת-לִי אֱלֹהִים זֶרַע אַחֵר תַּחַת הֶבֶל כִּי הֲרָגוֹ קָיִן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁת
- Written without vowel points
- שת
- Said
- shet
- Root
- ש־ת־ת
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Gematria
- 700
These words mean nearly the same as Shet.
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These words rhyme with Shet.
These words come before and after Shet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shet.
What is a synonym for Shet (שת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shet (שת) are אחוריים, ישבן, עכוז, תחת, and עגבה.
What rhymes with Shet (שת)?
Words that rhyme with Shet (שת) include אמת, חטא, שופט, אלפבית, מת, and מגנט.
Is Shet (שת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shet (שת) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.