Milkhemet hatasha (מלחמת התשה) means war of attrition in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִלְחֶמֶת הַתָּשָׁה
milkhemet hatasha
phrase
In English
war of attrition
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Milkhemet hatasha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מלחמה בה לאף צד אין יתרון טקטי, כך שהתוצאה היא לרוב אובדן של ציוד וכוח אדם לשני הצדדים.
The word Milkhemet hatasha is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- מִלְחֶמֶת הַתָּשָׁה
- Written without vowel points
- מלחמת התשה
- Said
- milkhemet hatasha
- Root
- ל־ח־מ
- Gematria
- 1,228
This is how Milkhemet hatasha is said in other languages.
- English
- war of attrition
The word Milkhemet hatasha comes from the root ל־ח־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Milkhemet hatasha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Milkhemet hatasha.
What does Milkhemet hatasha (מלחמת התשה) mean in Hebrew?
Milkhemet hatasha (מלחמת התשה) means war of attrition. It is said milkhemet hatasha, with the stress on khe.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלחמת התשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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