Bet hekhaze (בית החזה) means thorax in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּית הֶחָזֶה
bet hekhaze
noun · masculine
In English
thorax
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet hekhaze.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלק בגופם של היונקים הנמצא בין הצואר לבטן, שם הוא מופרד על ידי הסרעפת.
The word Bet hekhaze is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית הֶחָזֶה
- Written without vowel points
- בית החזה
- Said
- bet hekhaze
- Gematria
- 437
This is how Bet hekhaze is said in other languages.
- English
- thorax
- Russian
- грудная клетка
- French
- thorax
- Spanish
- tórax
- German
- Thorax
These words come before and after Bet hekhaze in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet hekhaze.
What does Bet hekhaze (בית החזה) mean in Hebrew?
Bet hekhaze (בית החזה) means thorax. It is said bet hekhaze, with the stress on kha.
Is Bet hekhaze (בית החזה) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet hekhaze (בית החזה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית החזה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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