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Atse (עָצֶה) means sacrum in Hebrew.

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

עָצֶה
atse
noun · masculine
In English

sacrum, transom

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Atse.

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

  1. 1
    חוליות עמוד השדרה באזור האגן, בין חוליות המותניים לבין חוליות הזנב.
    וְהִקְרִיב מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אִשֶּׁה לַאדני חֶלְבּוֹ הָאַלְיָה תְמִימָה לְעֻמַּת הֶעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה.
  2. 2
    ימאותבספינת עץ: קורות רוחביות המחוברות למזוזת הירכתיים ומעניקות לירכתי הספינה את צורתם.

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

The word Atse is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עָצֶה
Written without vowel points
עצה
Said
atse
Root
ע־צ־ה
Pattern
קָטֵל
Plural
עָצִים
Inflections
ר' עָצִים; עֲצֵה־, עֲצֵי־
Gematria
165

This is how Atse is said in other languages.

English
sacrum, transom
French
arcasse
German
Heck, Heckwerk

These words rhyme with Atse.

The word Atse is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אסקופת העצה
  • קורת העצה
  • צלע העצה

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The word Atse comes from the root ע־צ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Atse in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Atse.

What does Atse (⁨עָצֶה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Atse (⁨עָצֶה⁩) means sacrum and transom. It is said atse, with the stress on tse.

What rhymes with Atse (⁨עָצֶה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Atse (⁨עָצֶה⁩) include ⁨קצה⁩.

Is Atse (⁨עָצֶה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Atse (⁨עָצֶה⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨עָצִים⁩.

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

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