Hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal (הקש ששבר את גב הגמל) means the straw that broke the camel's back in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל
hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal
word
In English
the straw that broke the camel's back
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ביטוי לדבר פעוט לכאורה, אשר בגלל השפעתם המצטברת של ארועים שקדמו לו, גרם בסופו של דבר למשבר גדול ופתאומי.
The word Hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל
- Written without vowel points
- הקש ששבר את גב הגמל
- Said
- hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal
- Gematria
- 1,691
This is how Hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal is said in other languages.
- English
- the straw that broke the camel's back
- French
- la goutte qui a fait déborder le vase
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What does Hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal (הקש ששבר את גב הגמל) mean in Hebrew?
Hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal (הקש ששבר את גב הגמל) means the straw that broke the camel's back. It is said hakash sheshavar et gav hagamal, with the stress on kash.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הקש ששבר את גב הגמל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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