Ish motnayim (איש מותניים) means waister in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אִישׁ הַמָּתְנַיִם
ish motnayim
noun · masculine
In English
waister
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ish motnayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מלח באוניית מפרשים מלחמתית, שעמדתו במשמרת הייתה במותני האונייה, על אחד משני סיפוני המותניים.
The word Ish motnayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִישׁ הַמָּתְנַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- איש מותניים
- Said
- ish motnayim
- Plural
- אַנְשֵי הַמָּתְנַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' אַנְשֵי הַמָּתְנַיִם
- Gematria
- 867
This is how Ish motnayim is said in other languages.
- English
- waister
These words come before and after Ish motnayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ish motnayim.
What does Ish motnayim (איש מותניים) mean in Hebrew?
Ish motnayim (איש מותניים) means waister. It is said ish motnayim, with the stress on na.
Is Ish motnayim (איש מותניים) masculine or feminine?
The word Ish motnayim (איש מותניים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אַנְשֵי הַמָּתְנַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry איש המתנים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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