Ptil tsimtsum (פתיל צמצום) means reef point in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פְּתִיל צִמְצוּם
ptil tsimtsum
noun · masculine
In English
reef point
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ptil tsimtsum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותשרוכי־חבל הקבועים בשורות לרוחבו של מפרש משני צדדיו. משמשים לקשירת חלק המפרש שקופל כאשר מקטינים את שטחו עם התגברות עוצמת הרוח.
The word Ptil tsimtsum is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פְּתִיל צִמְצוּם
- Written without vowel points
- פתיל צמצום
- Said
- ptil tsimtsum
- Plural
- פְּתִילֵי צִמְצוּם
- Inflections
- ר' פְּתִילֵי צִמְצוּם
- Gematria
- 786
This is how Ptil tsimtsum is said in other languages.
- English
- reef point
- French
- garcette de ris
- German
- Reffseising, Reffbandsel, Reffknüttel
These words come before and after Ptil tsimtsum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ptil tsimtsum.
What does Ptil tsimtsum (פתיל צמצום) mean in Hebrew?
Ptil tsimtsum (פתיל צמצום) means reef point. It is said ptil tsimtsum, with the stress on ptil.
Is Ptil tsimtsum (פתיל צמצום) masculine or feminine?
The word Ptil tsimtsum (פתיל צמצום) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּתִילֵי צִמְצוּם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתיל צמצום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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