Balistra (בליסטרה) means catapult in Hebrew.
It can also mean ballista. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בָּלִיסְטְרָה
balistra
noun · feminine
In English
catapult, ballista
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Balistra.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר מלחמה קדום, ששימש להטלת חצים גדולים או להטלת אבנים על האויב.
The word Balistra is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּלִיסְטְרָה
- Written without vowel points
- בליסטרה
- Said
- balistra
- Plural
- בָּלִיסְטְרָאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בָּלִיסְטְרָאוֹת
- Gematria
- 316
This is how Balistra is said in other languages.
- English
- catapult, ballista
- Arabic
- منجنيق
- Russian
- баллиста
- French
- baliste
- Spanish
- balista
- German
- Balliste
These words come before and after Balistra in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Balistra.
What does Balistra (בליסטרה) mean in Hebrew?
Balistra (בליסטרה) means catapult and ballista. It is said balistra, with the stress on list.
Is Balistra (בליסטרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Balistra (בליסטרה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בָּלִיסְטְרָאוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בליסטרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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