Bilshon ham'ata (בלשון המעטה) means understatement in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בִּלְשׁוֹן הַמְעָטָה
bilshon ham'ata
adverb
In English
understatement
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bilshon ham'ata.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שימוש במילים או בביטויים בעלי משמעות עדינה בשפה לתיאור מצב דרמטי.
The word Bilshon ham'ata is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- בִּלְשׁוֹן הַמְעָטָה
- Written without vowel points
- בלשון המעטה
- Said
- bilshon ham'ata
- Root
- מ־ע־ט
- Gematria
- 517
This is how Bilshon ham'ata is said in other languages.
- English
- understatement
These words mean the opposite of Bilshon ham'ata.
- הפרזה
- הגזמה
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The word Bilshon ham'ata comes from the root מ־ע־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Bilshon ham'ata in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bilshon ham'ata.
What does Bilshon ham'ata (בלשון המעטה) mean in Hebrew?
Bilshon ham'ata (בלשון המעטה) means understatement. It is said bilshon ham'ata, with the stress on shon.
What is the opposite of Bilshon ham'ata (בלשון המעטה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bilshon ham'ata (בלשון המעטה) are הפרזה and הגזמה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לשון המעטה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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