Ta'anit tsibur (תענית ציבור) means public fast in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תַּעֲנִית צִבּוּר
ta'anit tsibur
noun · feminine
In English
public fast
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ta'anit tsibur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יום שנקבע בהלכה שבו אין לאכול ולשתות.
- 2יום צום שבו נגזר על כל הציבור לא לאכול ולא לשתות כדי לבטל גזרה קשה שנגזרה מלמעלה.
The word Ta'anit tsibur is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּעֲנִית צִבּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- תענית ציבור
- Said
- ta'anit tsibur
- Plural
- תַּעֲנִיּוֹת־צִבּוּר
- Inflections
- ר' תַּעֲנִיּוֹת־צִבּוּר
- Gematria
- 1,238
This is how Ta'anit tsibur is said in other languages.
- English
- public fast
These words come before and after Ta'anit tsibur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ta'anit tsibur.
What does Ta'anit tsibur (תענית ציבור) mean in Hebrew?
Ta'anit tsibur (תענית ציבור) means public fast. It is said ta'anit tsibur, with the stress on nit.
Is Ta'anit tsibur (תענית ציבור) masculine or feminine?
The word Ta'anit tsibur (תענית ציבור) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תַּעֲנִיּוֹת־צִבּוּר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תענית צבור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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