Pishtan (פשתן) means flax in Hebrew.
It can also mean linen. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
flax, linen
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Pishtan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בוטניקהפשתה תרבותית (שם מדעי: Linum usitatissimum); סוג צמח חד-שנתי ממשפחת הפשתיים. נזרע בעיקר לצורך הפקת בדים מסיביו ובשל זרעיו המשמשים למאכל, למרפא ולייצור שמנים.
- 2בדים וחוטים המופקים מסיבי צמח הפשתן.
The word Pishtan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּשְׁתָּן
- Written without vowel points
- פשתן
- Said
- pishtan
- Root
- פ־ש־ת
- Pattern
- קִטְלָן
- Inflections
- פִּשְתַן־
- Gematria
- 830
This is how Pishtan is said in other languages.
- English
- flax, linen
- Arabic
- كَتَّان
- Russian
- лён
- French
- lin
- Spanish
- lino, filasa
- German
- Flachs, Lein, Flachsfaser, Leinen
These words mean nearly the same as Pishtan.
These words rhyme with Pishtan.
The word Pishtan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אריג חצי פשתן
- אריג פשתן
- בד פשתן
- זרעי פשתן
- חוט פשתן
- נעורת
- סיב פשתן
- פשתן הדי
- פשתן הרים
- פשתן סרוק
- צמר פשתן
- שמן פשתן
- פקעת פשתן
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The word Pishtan comes from the root פ־ש־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Pishtan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pishtan.
What does Pishtan (פשתן) mean in Hebrew?
Pishtan (פשתן) means flax and linen. It is said pishtan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Pishtan (פשתן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pishtan (פשתן) are פשתה.
What rhymes with Pishtan (פשתן)?
Words that rhyme with Pishtan (פשתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Pishtan (פשתן) masculine or feminine?
The word Pishtan (פשתן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פשתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.