Hartava (הרטבה) means wetting in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הַרְטָבָה
hartava
noun · masculine
In English
wetting
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hartava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היכולת של נוזל כלשהו לשמור על מגע עם משטח מוצק.
The word Hartava is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַרְטָבָה
- Written without vowel points
- הרטבה
- Said
- hartava
- Root
- ר־ט־ב
- Gematria
- 221
This is how Hartava is said in other languages.
- English
- wetting
The word Hartava is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Hartava comes from the root ר־ט־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Hartava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hartava.
What does Hartava (הרטבה) mean in Hebrew?
Hartava (הרטבה) means wetting. It is said hartava, with the stress on har.
Is Hartava (הרטבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Hartava (הרטבה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הרטבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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