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Zehut (זהות) means identity in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

זֶהוּת
zehut
noun · feminine
In English

identity

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ז

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Zehut.

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

  1. 1
    מכלול התכונות הבסיסיות של דבר מה, המאפיינות אותו ומבדילות אותו מהשאר.
  2. 2
    פסיכולוגיהתפיסת האדם את עצמו, ותפיסת החברה הסובבת אותו.
  3. 3
    תכנות מונחה עצמיםתכונה של עצם שאינה נשמרת בהעתקה. כל שינוי בעצם בעל זהות מסוימת ישתקף בכל גישה לעצם בעל הזהות הזאת.

The word Zehut is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
זֶהוּת
Written without vowel points
זהות
Said
zehut
Root
ז־ה־ה
Plural
זֶהֻיּוֹת
Inflections
זֶהוּת־, ר׳ זֶהֻיּוֹת
Gematria
418

This is how Zehut is said in other languages.

English
identity
Arabic
هَوِية

These words mean nearly the same as Zehut.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Zehut.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Zehut.

The word Zehut is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • גנבת זהות
  • זהות מינית
  • זהות כפולה
  • זהות עצמית
  • משבר זהות
  • תעודת זהות
  • זהות גנובה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Zehut comes from the root ז־ה־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Zehut in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Zehut.

What does Zehut (⁨זהות⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Zehut (⁨זהות⁩) means identity. It is said zehut, with the stress on hut.

What is a synonym for Zehut (⁨זהות⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Zehut (⁨זהות⁩) are ⁨מיהות⁩, ⁨התלכדות⁩, ⁨טאוטולוגיה⁩, ⁨שוויון⁩, and ⁨שקילות⁩.

What is the opposite of Zehut (⁨זהות⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Zehut (⁨זהות⁩) are ⁨היבדלות⁩ and ⁨שונות⁩.

What rhymes with Zehut (⁨זהות⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Zehut (⁨זהות⁩) include ⁨אומנות⁩, ⁨חוט⁩, ⁨שירות⁩, ⁨התנהגות⁩, ⁨מהירות⁩, and ⁨פעילות⁩.

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

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