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Ish khartom (איש חרטום) means bowman in Hebrew.

It can also mean bowsman. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אִישׁ חַרְטוֹם
ish khartom
noun · masculine
In English

bowman, bowsman

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives one meaning for Ish khartom.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    איש צוות בסירת מפרשים או בסירת חתירה, המוצב בחרטום ואחראי על ביצוע מטלות הנעשות ממקום זה כגון: הטלת העוגן, הדיפה הסירה בכדום, מסירת חבל התקשרות ועוד. בסירות לציד לווייתנים: החותר הקדמי, המסייע לצלצלן.

The word Ish khartom is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אִישׁ חַרְטוֹם
Written without vowel points
איש חרטום
Said
ish khartom
Plural
אַנְשֵׁי חַרְטוֹם
Inflections
ר' אַנְשֵׁי חַרְטוֹם
Gematria
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This is how Ish khartom is said in other languages.

English
bowman, bowsman

These words come before and after Ish khartom in the dictionary.

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What does Ish khartom (⁨איש חרטום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ish khartom (⁨איש חרטום⁩) means bowman and bowsman. It is said ish khartom, with the stress on ish.

Is Ish khartom (⁨איש חרטום⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ish khartom (⁨איש חרטום⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אַנְשֵׁי חַרְטוֹם⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry איש חרטום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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