Tola'at (תולעת) means worm in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
worm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tola'at.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיים חסר חליות בעל גוף מוארך וגלילי ההולך על גחונו.
וְלֹא־שָׁמְעוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה, וַיּוֹתִרוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר; וַיָּרֻם תּוֹלָעִים וַיִּבְאַשׁ, וַיִּקְצֹף עֲלֵהֶם מֹשֶׁה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tola'at is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוֹלַעַת
- Written without vowel points
- תולעת
- Said
- tola'at
- Root
- ת־ל־ע
- Pattern
- קוֹטֶלֶת
- Inflections
- ר' תּוֹלָעִים תּוֹלְעֵי־
- Gematria
- 906
This is how Tola'at is said in other languages.
- English
- worm
- Arabic
- دودة
- Russian
- червь
- French
- ver
- Spanish
- gusano, lombriz
- German
- Wurm
- Yiddish
- װאָרעם
These words mean nearly the same as Tola'at.
- תולע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tola'at.
The word Tola'at is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חר תולעת
- תולעת אניות
- תולעת יעקב
- תולעת משי
- תולעת נימית
- תולעת ספרים
- תולעת שטוחה
- תולעת שני
- תולעתו לא תמות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tola'at comes from the root ת־ל־ע, like these words.
This is where the word Tola'at comes from.
מקבילות בשפות שמיות אחרות: אכדית (תְּאֻלְתֻּ tūltu), סורית - תַּוְלַעְתָא, מנדעית תוליתא (אתיופית: tilǎlot)
These words come before and after Tola'at in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tola'at.
What does Tola'at (תולעת) mean in Hebrew?
Tola'at (תולעת) means worm. It is said tola'at, with the stress on la'.
What is a synonym for Tola'at (תולעת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tola'at (תולעת) are תולע.
What rhymes with Tola'at (תולעת)?
Words that rhyme with Tola'at (תולעת) include דעת, טבעת, פקעת, מגבעת, דלעת, and צרעת.
Is Tola'at (תולעת) masculine or feminine?
The word Tola'at (תולעת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תולעת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.