Amud hashidra (עמוד השדרה) means spine in Hebrew.
It can also mean backbone. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַמּוּד הַשִּׁדְרָה
amud hashidra
noun · masculine
In English
spine, backbone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Amud hashidra.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מערכת חוליות האופיינית לכל החולייתנים, ומהווה בגופם את עצם הגב; והיא משתרעת מאגן הירכיים ועד הגולגולת.
- 2בהשאלהיציבות, אופי, אישיות, אושיה, מרכז, לב העניינים.
The word Amud hashidra is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַמּוּד הַשִּׁדְרָה
- Written without vowel points
- עמוד השדרה
- Said
- amud hashidra
- Gematria
- 634
This is how Amud hashidra is said in other languages.
- English
- spine, backbone
- Arabic
- عَمُود فَقْرِيّ
- Russian
- позвоно́чник
- French
- colonne vertébrale
- Spanish
- espinazo
- German
- Rückgrat, Wirbelsäule
The word Amud hashidra is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חסר עמוד שדרה
- עמוד שדרה חזי
- עמוד שדרה מותני
- עמוד שדרה צווארי
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These words come before and after Amud hashidra in the dictionary.
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What does Amud hashidra (עמוד השדרה) mean in Hebrew?
Amud hashidra (עמוד השדרה) means spine and backbone. It is said amud hashidra, with the stress on mud.
Is Amud hashidra (עמוד השדרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Amud hashidra (עמוד השדרה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עמוד השדרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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