Even hashkhazah (אבן השחזה) means sharpening stone in Hebrew.
It can also mean whetstone. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֶבֶן הַשְׁחָזָה
even hashkhazah
noun · feminine
In English
sharpening stone, whetstone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Even hashkhazah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טבלה מלבנית עשויה גרגרי חומר מינרלי שוחק, המשמשת להשחזה ולליטוש של כלי חיתוך ידניים כגון סכינים, תערים, מגלים, חרמשים ועוד.
The word Even hashkhazah is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶבֶן הַשְׁחָזָה
- Written without vowel points
- אבן השחזה
- Said
- even hashkhazah
- Plural
- אַבְנֵי הַשְׁחָזָה
- Inflections
- ר' אַבְנֵי הַשְׁחָזָה
- Gematria
- 378
This is how Even hashkhazah is said in other languages.
- English
- sharpening stone, whetstone
- German
- Wetzstein
These words mean nearly the same as Even hashkhazah.
These words come before and after Even hashkhazah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Even hashkhazah.
What does Even hashkhazah (אבן השחזה) mean in Hebrew?
Even hashkhazah (אבן השחזה) means sharpening stone and whetstone. It is said even hashkhazah, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Even hashkhazah (אבן השחזה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Even hashkhazah (אבן השחזה) are אבן משחזת.
Is Even hashkhazah (אבן השחזה) masculine or feminine?
The word Even hashkhazah (אבן השחזה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אַבְנֵי הַשְׁחָזָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבן השחזה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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