Pitgam (פתגם) means adage in Hebrew.
It can also mean proverb, decree, and edict. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
adage, proverb, decree, edict
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Pitgam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אמרה עממית ידועה שיש עמה דבר חכמה, נסיון חיים, עצה או אבחנה על החיים; משפט המביא מוסר השכל.
- 2לשון המקראמאמר, דיבור. ולפעמים צו, גזרה, פקודה.
וְנִשְׁמַע פִּתְגָם הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה בְּכָל מַלְכוּתוֹ, כִּי רַבָּה הִיא, וְכָל הַנָּשִׁים יִתְּנוּ יְקָר לְבַעְלֵיהֶן לְמִגָּדוֹל וְעַד קָטָן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pitgam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּתְגָם
- Written without vowel points
- פתגם
- Said
- pitgam
- Plural
- פִּתְגָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' פִּתְגָמִים; פִּתְגָם־
- Gematria
- 523
This is how Pitgam is said in other languages.
- English
- adage, proverb, decree, edict
- Yiddish
- שפּריכװאָרט
These words mean nearly the same as Pitgam.
These words rhyme with Pitgam.
These words come before and after Pitgam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pitgam.
What does Pitgam (פתגם) mean in Hebrew?
Pitgam (פתגם) means adage, proverb, and decree. It is said pitgam, with the stress on gam.
What is a synonym for Pitgam (פתגם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pitgam (פתגם) are אמרת כנף.
What rhymes with Pitgam (פתגם)?
Words that rhyme with Pitgam (פתגם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
Is Pitgam (פתגם) masculine or feminine?
The word Pitgam (פתגם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פִּתְגָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתגם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.