Garzen (גרזן) means axe in Hebrew.
It can also mean ax and hatchet. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
axe, ax, hatchet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Garzen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי המורכב מקת עשויה עץ (על פי רוב) ולראשה מחובר בניצב להב מתכתי אחד או שניים. גרזנים משמשים בעיקר לחטיבת עצים, ובעבר היו נשק נפוץ בקרבות פנים אל פנים.
וַאֲשֶׁר יָבֹא אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בַיַּעַר לַחְטֹב עֵצִים, וְנִדְּחָה יָדוֹ בַגַּרְזֶן לִכְרֹת הָעֵץ, וְנָשַׁל הַבַּרְזֶל מִן־הָעֵץ וּמָצָא אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וָמֵת - הוּא יָנוּס אֶל־אַחַת הֶעָרִים־הָאֵלֶּה וָחָי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Garzen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּרְזֶן
- Written without vowel points
- גרזן
- Said
- garzen
- Plural
- גַּרְזִנִּים
- Inflections
- ר' גַּרְזִנִּים; גַּרְזֶן־, ר' גַּרְזִנֵּי־; כ' גַּרְזִנּוֹ
- Gematria
- 260
This is how Garzen is said in other languages.
- English
- axe, ax, hatchet
- Arabic
- فأس
- Russian
- топор, секира
- French
- hache, cognée
- Spanish
- hacha
- German
- Axt, Beil
- Yiddish
- האַק
These words mean nearly the same as Garzen.
- נרגא
- קרדוםaxe
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These words rhyme with Garzen.
These words come before and after Garzen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Garzen.
What does Garzen (גרזן) mean in Hebrew?
Garzen (גרזן) means axe, ax, and hatchet. It is said garzen, with the stress on zen.
What is a synonym for Garzen (גרזן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Garzen (גרזן) are נרגא and קרדום.
What rhymes with Garzen (גרזן)?
Words that rhyme with Garzen (גרזן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
Is Garzen (גרזן) masculine or feminine?
The word Garzen (גרזן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּרְזִנִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גרזן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.