Geza ha'ogen (גזע העוגן) means shank in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גֶּזַע הַעֹגֶן
geza ha'ogen
noun · masculine
In English
shank
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Geza ha'ogen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלקו הישר והעבה של עוגן, בין הטבעת לזרועות.
The word Geza ha'ogen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֶּזַע הַעֹגֶן
- Written without vowel points
- גזע העוגן
- Said
- geza ha'ogen
- Plural
- גִּזְעֵי הַעֳגָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' גִּזְעֵי הַעֳגָנִים
- Gematria
- 214
This is how Geza ha'ogen is said in other languages.
- English
- shank
- French
- verge
- German
- Schaft
These words mean nearly the same as Geza ha'ogen.
These words come before and after Geza ha'ogen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Geza ha'ogen.
What does Geza ha'ogen (גזע העוגן) mean in Hebrew?
Geza ha'ogen (גזע העוגן) means shank. It is said geza ha'ogen, with the stress on ge.
What is a synonym for Geza ha'ogen (גזע העוגן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Geza ha'ogen (גזע העוגן) are גזע.
Is Geza ha'ogen (גזע העוגן) masculine or feminine?
The word Geza ha'ogen (גזע העוגן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גִּזְעֵי הַעֳגָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גזע העגן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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