Balutat hamagen (בלוטת המגן) means thyroid gland in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thyroid gland
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Balutat hamagen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בלוטה השייכת למערכת האנדוקרינית המפרישה הורמונים המשפיעים על קצב המטבוליזם בגוף, אשר תפקידם לקבוע את קצבו של המטבוליזם הכללי בגוף.
The word Balutat hamagen is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּלּוּטַת הַמָּגֵן
- Written without vowel points
- בלוטת המגן
- Said
- balutat hamagen
- Plural
- בַּלוּטוֹת הַמָּגֵן
- Inflections
- ר' בַּלוּטוֹת הַמָּגֵן
- Gematria
- 545
This is how Balutat hamagen is said in other languages.
- English
- thyroid gland
- Russian
- щитовидная железа
- French
- glande thyroïde
- German
- Schilddrüse
These words mean nearly the same as Balutat hamagen.
- בלוטת התריס
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These words come before and after Balutat hamagen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Balutat hamagen.
What does Balutat hamagen (בלוטת המגן) mean in Hebrew?
Balutat hamagen (בלוטת המגן) means thyroid gland. It is said balutat hamagen, with the stress on tat.
What is a synonym for Balutat hamagen (בלוטת המגן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Balutat hamagen (בלוטת המגן) are בלוטת התריס.
Is Balutat hamagen (בלוטת המגן) masculine or feminine?
The word Balutat hamagen (בלוטת המגן) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בַּלוּטוֹת הַמָּגֵן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בלוטת המגן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.