Ptil (פתיל) means wick in Hebrew.
It can also mean twine. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wick, twine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ptil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראחוט עבה העשוי ממספר חוטים מלופפים יחד.
הִוא מוּצֵאת וְהִיא שָׁלְחָה אֶל־חָמִיהָ לֵאמֹר, לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֵלֶּה לּוֹ אָנֹכִי הָרָה; וַתֹּאמֶר הַכֶּר־נָא, לְמִי הַחֹתֶמֶת וְהַפְּתִילִים וְהַמַּטֶּה הָאֵלֶּה?
- 2חוט מחומר דליק העשוי להצתת חומר נפץ (בצורה מבוקרת).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ptil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פְּתִיל
- Written without vowel points
- פתיל
- Said
- ptil
- Root
- פ־ת־ל
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- פְתִילִים פְְּתִילָיו פְּּתִילֶיהָ
- Inflections
- ר' פְתִילִים פְְּתִילָיו פְּּתִילֶיהָ
- Gematria
- 520
This is how Ptil is said in other languages.
- English
- wick, twine
These words mean nearly the same as Ptil.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ptil.
The word Ptil is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פתיל תכלת
- מצית פתיל
- פתיל קצר
- פתיל צמצום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Ptil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ptil.
What does Ptil (פתיל) mean in Hebrew?
Ptil (פתיל) means wick and twine. It is said ptil, with the stress on ptil.
What is a synonym for Ptil (פתיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ptil (פתיל) are גדיל, משיחה, and ציצית.
What rhymes with Ptil (פתיל)?
Words that rhyme with Ptil (פתיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
Is Ptil (פתיל) masculine or feminine?
The word Ptil (פתיל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְתִילִים פְְּתִילָיו פְּּתִילֶיהָ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.