Ze'a (זיעה) means sweat in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זֵעָה
ze'a
noun · feminine
In English
sweat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ze'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נוזל המופרש דרך נקבוביות בעור לשם ויסות חום־הגוף.
בְּזֵעַת אַפֶּיךָ תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם – עַד שׁוּבְךָ אֶל־הָאֲדָמָה, כִּי מִמֶּנָּה לֻקָּחְתָּ; כִּי־עָפָר אַתָּה, וְאֶל־עָפָר תָּשׁוּב.
- 2לשון חז"לאדים לחים העולים מתבשיל חם, או מזיקוק פירות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ze'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זֵעָה
- Written without vowel points
- זיעה
- Said
- ze'a
- Root
- י־ז־ע
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Gematria
- 92
This is how Ze'a is said in other languages.
- English
- sweat
- Yiddish
- שווייס
These words rhyme with Ze'a.
The word Ze'a is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בלוטת זעה
- בזעת אפים
- זעה קרה
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The word Ze'a comes from the root י־ז־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Ze'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ze'a.
What does Ze'a (זיעה) mean in Hebrew?
Ze'a (זיעה) means sweat. It is said ze'a, with the stress on a.
What rhymes with Ze'a (זיעה)?
Words that rhyme with Ze'a (זיעה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
Is Ze'a (זיעה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ze'a (זיעה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זעה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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