Vest (וסט) means waistcoat in Hebrew.
It can also mean vest. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
וֵסְט
vest
noun · masculine
In English
waistcoat, vest
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Vest.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בגד עם כפתורים, חסר שרוולים, באורך המותניים, הנלבש מעל לחולצה או מתחת למקטורן. בעברית: לְסוּטָה.
- 2שאילה מצרפתית: vesté, חלק מחליפת שלושה חלקים, הכוללת בנוסף לו, גם מקטורן ומכנסיים. מקורה של המילה אולי במילה Waist, שפירושה מֹתֶן.
The word Vest is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- וֵסְט
- Written without vowel points
- וסט
- Said
- vest
- Plural
- וֶסְטִים
- Inflections
- ר' וֶסְטִים; ס"ר וֶסְטֵי־
- Gematria
- 75
This is how Vest is said in other languages.
- English
- waistcoat, vest
- French
- gilet
- Spanish
- chaleco
- German
- Weste
These words mean nearly the same as Vest.
- לסוטהwaistcoat
- מתנייה
- חזייה
- איפודvest
- אפודהvest
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These words come before and after Vest in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Vest.
What does Vest (וסט) mean in Hebrew?
Vest (וסט) means waistcoat and vest. It is said vest, with the stress on vest.
What is a synonym for Vest (וסט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Vest (וסט) are לסוטה, מתנייה, חזייה, איפוד, and אפודה.
Is Vest (וסט) masculine or feminine?
The word Vest (וסט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is וֶסְטִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry וסט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.