'etsem hachaze (עצם החזה) means breastbone in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֶצֶם הֶחָזֶה
'etsem hachaze
noun · masculine
In English
breastbone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'etsem hachaze.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עצם שטוחה אשר מקומה הוא בכלוב הצלעות המחוברת דרך סחוס צלעי לצלעות אשר מהווה נקודת עיגון לצלעות ומרכיבה יחד איתן את כלוב הצלעות.
The word 'etsem hachaze is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֶצֶם הֶחָזֶה
- Written without vowel points
- עצם החזה
- Said
- 'etsem hachaze
- Gematria
- 225
This is how 'etsem hachaze is said in other languages.
- English
- breastbone
- Arabic
- القص
- Russian
- грудина, грудная кость
- French
- sternum
- Spanish
- esternón
- German
- Brustbein, Sternum
These words mean nearly the same as 'etsem hachaze.
- מפתח הלבsternum
- סטרנום
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These words come before and after 'etsem hachaze in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'etsem hachaze.
What does 'etsem hachaze (עצם החזה) mean in Hebrew?
'etsem hachaze (עצם החזה) means breastbone. It is said 'etsem hachaze, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for 'etsem hachaze (עצם החזה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'etsem hachaze (עצם החזה) are מפתח הלב and סטרנום.
Is 'etsem hachaze (עצם החזה) masculine or feminine?
The word 'etsem hachaze (עצם החזה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצם 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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