Emtan (אימתן) means fierce in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fierce
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Emtan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כוחני, אלים ותוקפן; המשתמש בכוחו הפיזי או בהפחדה בכדי להשיג את מבוקשו.
בָּאתַר דְּנָה חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה רְבִיעָאָה דְּחִילָה וְאֵימְתָנִי וְתַקִּיפָא יַתִּירָא וְשִׁנַּיִן דִּי-פַרְזֶל לַהּ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Emtan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵימְתָן
- Written without vowel points
- אימתן
- Said
- emtan
- Root
- א־י־מ
- Pattern
- קְטַלְתָּן
- Feminine form
- אֵימְתָנִית ר' אֵימְתָנִים
- Inflections
- נ' אֵימְתָנִית ר' אֵימְתָנִים, נ' אֵימְתָנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 501
This is how Emtan is said in other languages.
- English
- fierce
These words mean nearly the same as Emtan.
- בריוןbully
- איש זרוע
- אליםstrong
- בעל גוף
- ג'באר
- גברתןtough
- גורילהgorilla
- גנגסטר
- חוליגןhooligan
- חזק
- חסון
- סיקרי
- עברייןoffender
- ערס
- פוחזreckless
- קנא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Emtan.
- דרדלה
- חלש
- חלשלוש
- חנון
- נמושהwimp
- רודף שלוםpeace pursuer
- רופס
- רפה ידיים
- שוחר שלום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Emtan.
The word Emtan comes from the root א־י־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Emtan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Emtan.
What does Emtan (אימתן) mean in Hebrew?
Emtan (אימתן) means fierce. It is said emtan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Emtan (אימתן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Emtan (אימתן) are בריון, איש זרוע, אלים, בעל גוף, ג'באר, and גברתן.
What is the opposite of Emtan (אימתן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Emtan (אימתן) are דרדלה, חלש, חלשלוש, חנון, נמושה, and רודף שלום.
What rhymes with Emtan (אימתן)?
Words that rhyme with Emtan (אימתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אימתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.