Min hapach el hapachat (מן הפח אל הפחת) means out of the frying pan into the fire in Hebrew.
It can also mean from bad to worse. It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִן הַפַּח אֶל הַפַּחַת
min hapach el hapachat
preposition
In English
out of the frying pan into the fire, from bad to worse
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Min hapach el hapachat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הידרדרות במצב; מעבר ממצב רע למצב גרוע.
The word Min hapach el hapachat is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- מִן הַפַּח אֶל הַפַּחַת
- Written without vowel points
- מן הפח אל הפחת
- Said
- min hapach el hapachat
- Root
- פ־ח־ח
- Gematria
- 707
This is how Min hapach el hapachat is said in other languages.
- English
- out of the frying pan into the fire, from bad to worse
The word Min hapach el hapachat comes from the root פ־ח־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Min hapach el hapachat in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Min hapach el hapachat.
What does Min hapach el hapachat (מן הפח אל הפחת) mean in Hebrew?
Min hapach el hapachat (מן הפח אל הפחת) means out of the frying pan into the fire and from bad to worse. It is said min hapach el hapachat, with the stress on pach.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מן הפח אל הפחת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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