Ta'anit (תענית) means fast in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fast
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ta'anit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התנזרות מאכילה ומשתיה לזמן מסוים לשם מטרה דתית, כגון: כפרה על חטא או התעוררות רוחנית.
The word Ta'anit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּעֲנִית
- Written without vowel points
- תענית
- Said
- ta'anit
- Root
- ע־נ־י
- Pattern
- תִּקְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- תַּעֲנִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תַּעֲנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 930
This is how Ta'anit is said in other languages.
- English
- fast
- Arabic
- صوم
These words mean nearly the same as Ta'anit.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ta'anit.
The word Ta'anit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תענית אסתר
- תענית בכורות
- תענית גשמים
- תענית דיבור
- תענית הפסקה
- תענית חלום
- תענית יחיד
- תענית נדבה
- תענית ציבור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ta'anit comes from the root ע־נ־י, like these words.
These words come before and after Ta'anit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ta'anit.
What does Ta'anit (תענית) mean in Hebrew?
Ta'anit (תענית) means fast. It is said ta'anit, with the stress on nit.
What is a synonym for Ta'anit (תענית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ta'anit (תענית) are סיגוף, צום, תען, and שביתת רעב.
What rhymes with Ta'anit (תענית)?
Words that rhyme with Ta'anit (תענית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Ta'anit (תענית) masculine or feminine?
The word Ta'anit (תענית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תַּעֲנִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תענית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.