Oved pishtim (עובד פשתים) means flax worker in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עוֹבֵד פִּשְׁתִּים
oved pishtim
noun · masculine
In English
flax worker
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oved pishtim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל מלאכה המעבד את גבעולי הפשתה לסיבים, מהם אורגים בדים או שוזרים חבלים.
The word Oved pishtim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עוֹבֵד פִּשְׁתִּים
- Written without vowel points
- עובד פשתים
- Said
- oved pishtim
- Plural
- עוֹבְדֵי פִּשְׁתִּים
- Inflections
- ר' עוֹבְדֵי פִּשְׁתִּים
- Gematria
- 912
This is how Oved pishtim is said in other languages.
- English
- flax worker
- German
- Flachsarbeiter
These words mean nearly the same as Oved pishtim.
These words come before and after Oved pishtim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oved pishtim.
What does Oved pishtim (עובד פשתים) mean in Hebrew?
Oved pishtim (עובד פשתים) means flax worker. It is said oved pishtim, with the stress on ved.
What is a synonym for Oved pishtim (עובד פשתים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oved pishtim (עובד פשתים) are פשתני.
Is Oved pishtim (עובד פשתים) masculine or feminine?
The word Oved pishtim (עובד פשתים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עוֹבְדֵי פִּשְׁתִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עובד פשתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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