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Zayit (זית) means olive tree in Hebrew.

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

זַיִת
zayit
noun · masculine
In English

olive tree, olive

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ז

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zayit.

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

  1. 1
    עץ תרבות ירוק עד; עליו מאורכים, חלקים, צבעם ירוק כהה בצדם העליון ולבן כסוף בצדם התחתון; מגדלים אותו בכל ארצות הים התיכון וחשיבותו בשמן הזית המופק מפירותיו.
    וַתָּבֹא אֵלָיו הַיּוֹנָה לְעֵת עֶרֶב וְהִנֵּה עֲלֵה זַיִת טָרָף בְּפִיהָ וַיֵּדַע נֹחַ כִּי קַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ
  2. 2
    פריו של העץ לעיל. אחד משבעת המינים שבהם נשתבחה ארץ ישראל. הפירות קטנים (1.5 ס"מ עד 3 ס"מ) ובעלי גלעין קשה, וצבעם כהה בהבשלתם. ניתן להפיק מהם שמן זית. או לאכלם כבושים.
    אֶרֶץ חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה וְגֶפֶן וּתְאֵנָה וְרִמּוֹן אֶרֶץ זֵית שֶׁמֶן וּדְבָשׁ

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

The word Zayit is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
זַיִת
Written without vowel points
זית
Said
zayit
Pattern
קַיִל
Plural
זֵיתִים
Inflections
ר' זֵיתִים; זֵית־, ר' זֵיתי־
Gematria
417

This is how Zayit is said in other languages.

English
olive tree, olive
Arabic
زيتونة
Russian
олива, оливка
French
olivier, olive
Spanish
olivo, oliva, aceituna
German
Olivenbaum, Olive
Yiddish
אײלבירטבױם, מאַסלינעבױם, אײלבירט, מאַסלינע

These words rhyme with Zayit.

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What does Zayit (⁨זית⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Zayit (⁨זית⁩) means olive tree and olive. It is said zayit, with the stress on za.

What rhymes with Zayit (⁨זית⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Zayit (⁨זית⁩) include ⁨בית⁩, ⁨שיט⁩, ⁨עיט⁩, and ⁨כזית⁩.

Is Zayit (⁨זית⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Zayit (⁨זית⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨זֵיתִים⁩.

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

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