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Machtesh (מכתש) means mortar in Hebrew.

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

מַכְתֵּשׁ
machtesh
noun · masculine
In English

mortar, alveolus, crater

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Machtesh.

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

  1. 1
    כלי, עשוי מתכת, עץ, אבן או קרמיקה, אשר בעזרת העלי שלו שוברים ומפוררים בו גרעיני מאכל ותבלינים וגם מפוררים לאבקה חומרים שונים.
    אִם תִּכְתּוֹשׁ אֶת הָאֱוִיל בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּעֱלִי לֹא תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּוֹ.
  2. 2
    אנטומיההאזור החלול שבין השן לחך.
    וַיִּבְקַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ אֲשֶׁר בַּלֶּחִי וַיֵּצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ מַיִם וַיֵּשְׁתְּ וַתָּשָׁב רוּחוֹ וַיֶּחִי עַל כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ עֵין הַקּוֹרֵא אֲשֶׁר בַּלֶּחִי עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה.
  3. 3
    גאולוגיהשקע בקרקע בעל צורה עגולה; בין אם נוצר מכוחות בליה, ובין אם נוצר מההדף של חומר נפץ או נחיתת גוף כבד.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Machtesh is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַכְתֵּשׁ
Written without vowel points
מכתש
Said
machtesh
Root
כ־ת־ש
Pattern
מַקְטֵל
Plural
מַכְתְּשִׁים
Inflections
מַכְתֵּשׁ־; ר' מַכְתְּשִׁים, מַכְתֵּשֵׁי־
Gematria
760

This is how Machtesh is said in other languages.

English
mortar, alveolus, crater

These words mean nearly the same as Machtesh.

These words rhyme with Machtesh.

The word Machtesh is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • עלי ומכתש

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The word Machtesh comes from the root כ־ת־ש, like these words.

These words come before and after Machtesh in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Machtesh.

What does Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩) means mortar, alveolus, and crater. It is said machtesh, with the stress on tesh.

What is a synonym for Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩) are ⁨מדוכה⁩.

What rhymes with Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩) include ⁨אש⁩, ⁨יבש⁩, ⁨טיפש⁩, ⁨חמש⁩, ⁨מפרש⁩, and ⁨שש⁩.

Is Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Machtesh (⁨מכתש⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַכְתְּשִׁים⁩.

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

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