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Tsemet (צמת) means extinction in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

צֶמֶת
tsemet
noun · masculine
In English

extinction

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with צ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsemet.

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

  1. 1
    לשון המקראעינוי, סבל, מצוקה
    צָמְתוּ בַבּוֹר חַיָּי, וַיַּדּוּ-אֶבֶן בִּי

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

The word Tsemet is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
צֶמֶת
Written without vowel points
צמת
Said
tsemet
Root
צ־מ־ת
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
צְמָתִים
Inflections
ר' צְמָתִים
Gematria
530

This is how Tsemet is said in other languages.

English
extinction

These words mean nearly the same as Tsemet.

These words rhyme with Tsemet.

The word Tsemet comes from the root צ־מ־ת, like these words.

This is where the word Tsemet comes from.

(1): מקביל לפועל בערבית צַמַת صمت בהוראת להשתיק. (2+1): מצוי באוגריתית צמת ṣmt בהוראת להרוס, למחות (מעל פני הקרקע), תבוסה.

These words come before and after Tsemet in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tsemet.

What does Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩) means extinction. It is said tsemet, with the stress on tse.

What is a synonym for Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩) are ⁨כליה⁩, ⁨כיליון⁩, and ⁨שמד⁩.

What rhymes with Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩) include ⁨חותמת⁩, ⁨כוסמת⁩, ⁨חמת⁩, ⁨קמט⁩, ⁨תנשמת⁩, and ⁨פמפמת⁩.

Is Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tsemet (⁨צמת⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨צְמָתִים⁩.

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

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