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Pishta (פשתה) means linen in Hebrew.

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

פִּשְׁתָּה
pishta
noun · feminine
In English

linen

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Pishta.

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

  1. 1
    צמח שזרעיו משמשים למאכל ושמסיבים שבגבעוליו מייצרים חוטים לאריגה.
    וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה וְהַשְּׂעֹרָה נֻכָּתָה כִּי הַשְּׂעֹרָה אָבִיב וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה גִּבְעֹל

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

The word Pishta is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
פִּשְׁתָּה
Written without vowel points
פשתה
Said
pishta
Root
פ־ש־ת
Pattern
קִטְלָה
Plural
פִּשְׁתִּים
Inflections
ר' פִּשְׁתִּים
Gematria
785

This is how Pishta is said in other languages.

English
linen

These words mean nearly the same as Pishta.

These words rhyme with Pishta.

The word Pishta is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • פשתה תרבותית

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The word Pishta comes from the root פ־ש־ת, like these words.

These words come before and after Pishta in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Pishta.

What does Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩) means linen. It is said pishta, with the stress on ta.

What is a synonym for Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩) are ⁨פשתן⁩.

What rhymes with Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩) include ⁨תא⁩, ⁨שיטה⁩, ⁨מיטה⁩, ⁨בלוטה⁩, ⁨פליטה⁩, and ⁨כיתה⁩.

Is Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Pishta (⁨פשתה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨פִּשְׁתִּים⁩.

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

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