Petakh (פתח) means opening in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
opening
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Petakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כניסה, דלת, שער.
- 2כל חור, אם נקב ואם מעבר.
The word Petakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּתַח
- Written without vowel points
- פתח
- Said
- petakh
- Root
- פ־ת־ח
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּתָחִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּתָחִים, ס"ר פִּתְחֵי־
- Gematria
- 488
This is how Petakh is said in other languages.
- English
- opening
These words mean nearly the same as Petakh.
- כניסהentry
- חור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Petakh.
The word Petakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פתח תקווה
- פתח דבר
- פתח הנרתיק
- ביב
- הונח לפתחינו
- שיחר לפתחו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Petakh comes from the root פ־ת־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Petakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Petakh.
What does Petakh (פתח) mean in Hebrew?
Petakh (פתח) means opening. It is said petakh, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Petakh (פתח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Petakh (פתח) are כניסה and חור.
What rhymes with Petakh (פתח)?
Words that rhyme with Petakh (פתח) include שטח, בטח, מתח, and נתח.
Is Petakh (פתח) masculine or feminine?
The word Petakh (פתח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּתָחִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.