Yae (יאה) means proper in Hebrew.
It can also mean appropriate. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יָאֶה
yae
adjective
In English
proper, appropriate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yae.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יפה מתאים
The word Yae is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָאֶה
- Written without vowel points
- יאה
- Said
- yae
- Root
- י־א־ה
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- יָאִים
- Feminine form
- יָאָה
- Inflections
- נ' יָאָה, ר' יָאִים, נ"ר יָאוֹת
- Gematria
- 16
This is how Yae is said in other languages.
- English
- proper, appropriate
These words mean nearly the same as Yae.
These words rhyme with Yae.
The word Yae comes from the root י־א־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Yae in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yae.
What does Yae (יאה) mean in Hebrew?
Yae (יאה) means proper and appropriate. It is said yae, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Yae (יאה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yae (יאה) are טוב.
What rhymes with Yae (יאה)?
Words that rhyme with Yae (יאה) include גאה, מראה, רועה, אי, צואה, and אפעה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יאה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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