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Patish (פטיש) means hammer in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פַּטִּישׁ
patish
noun · masculine
In English

hammer

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Patish.

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

  1. 1
    לשון המקראכלי עבודה ידני בעל ידית העשויה לרוב מעץ, וראש קשה בעל קצה שטוח. משמש להכאה בחומר לשם שינוי צורתו או שבירתו, וכן לשם קיבועו של מסמר לתוך משטח מוצק.
    וַיְחַזֵּק חָרָשׁ אֶת-צֹרֵף מַחֲלִיק פַּטִּישׁ אֶת-הוֹלֶם פָּעַם אֹמֵר לַדֶּבֶק טוֹב הוּא וַיְחַזְּקֵהוּ בְמַסְמְרִים לֹא יִמּוֹט.
  2. 2
    כלי מכני המשמש למטרות הדומות לאלה שלהן משמש פטיש יד.
  3. 3
    ספורטכדור ברזל שמטילים בתחרויות ספורט. ענף אתלטי זה נקרא יידוי פטיש.
  4. 4
    סלנגאדם מוצלח מאד, חזק.
  5. 5
    לשון המקראבגד עליון הנלבש על החזה.
    בֵּאדַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ כְּפִתוּ בְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן פַּטְּשֵׁיהוֹן וְכַרְבְּלָתְהוֹן וּלְבֻשֵׁיהוֹן וּרְמִיו לְגוֹא-אַתּוּן נוּרָא יָקִדְתָּא.

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

The word Patish is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
פַּטִּישׁ
Written without vowel points
פטיש
Said
patish
Root
פ־ט־ש
Pattern
קַטִּיל
Plural
פַּטִּישִׁים
Inflections
ר' פַּטִּישִׁים; פַּטִּישׁ־, ר' פַּטִּישֵׁי־
Gematria
399

This is how Patish is said in other languages.

English
hammer
Arabic
مطرقة
Russian
молот
French
marteau
Spanish
martillo
German
Hammer

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These words rhyme with Patish.

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What does Patish (⁨פטיש⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Patish (⁨פטיש⁩) means hammer. It is said patish, with the stress on tish.

What is a synonym for Patish (⁨פטיש⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Patish (⁨פטיש⁩) are ⁨מקבת⁩ and ⁨קורנס⁩.

What rhymes with Patish (⁨פטיש⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Patish (⁨פטיש⁩) include ⁨איש⁩, ⁨גביש⁩, ⁨איש⁩, ⁨גמיש⁩, ⁨עכביש⁩, and ⁨קשיש⁩.

Is Patish (⁨פטיש⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Patish (⁨פטיש⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨פַּטִּישִׁים⁩.

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

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