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Pashat et haregel (פשט את הרגל) means go bankrupt in Hebrew.

It can also mean go bust. It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פָּשַׁט אֶת הָרֶגֶל
pashat et haregel
verb
In English

go bankrupt, go bust

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Pashat et haregel.

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

  1. 1
    הפך חסר יכולת לפרוע את חובותיו לנושיו.
  2. 2
    נחל כישלון.

The word Pashat et haregel is a verb.

Written with vowel points
פָּשַׁט אֶת הָרֶגֶל
Written without vowel points
פשט את הרגל
Said
pashat et haregel
Plural
פָּשְׁטוּ אֶת הָרֶגֶל
Feminine form
פָּשְׁטָה אֶת הָרֶגֶל
Inflections
נ' פָּשְׁטָה אֶת הָרֶגֶל, ר' פָּשְׁטוּ אֶת הָרֶגֶל
Gematria
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This is how Pashat et haregel is said in other languages.

English
go bankrupt, go bust

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What does Pashat et haregel (⁨פשט את הרגל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Pashat et haregel (⁨פשט את הרגל⁩) means go bankrupt and go bust. It is said pashat et haregel, with the stress on shat.

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

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