Tzaytan (צייתן) means eavesdropper in Hebrew.
It can also mean obedient. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צַיְתָן
tzaytan
adjective
In English
eavesdropper, obedient
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tzaytan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושהמאזין לשיחות שאינו לוקח חלק בהן.
- 2הנוהג לשמוע בקול האחר ולעשות כדברו.
- 3מן הפועל צותת.
- 4מן הפועל ציית
The word Tzaytan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- צַיְתָן
- Written without vowel points
- צייתן
- Said
- tzaytan
- Root
- צ־י־ת
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- צַיְתָנִים
- Feminine form
- צַיְתָנִית
- Inflections
- נ' צַיְתָנִית, ר' צַיְתָנִים, נ"ר צַיְתָנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 560
This is how Tzaytan is said in other languages.
- English
- eavesdropper, obedient
These words mean nearly the same as Tzaytan.
These words mean the opposite of Tzaytan.
These words rhyme with Tzaytan.
The word Tzaytan comes from the root צ־י־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Tzaytan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tzaytan.
What does Tzaytan (צייתן) mean in Hebrew?
Tzaytan (צייתן) means eavesdropper and obedient. It is said tzaytan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Tzaytan (צייתן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tzaytan (צייתן) are מאולף.
What is the opposite of Tzaytan (צייתן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tzaytan (צייתן) are מורה.
What rhymes with Tzaytan (צייתן)?
Words that rhyme with Tzaytan (צייתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ציתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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