Sartan (סרטן) means crab in Hebrew.
It can also mean crustacean and cancer. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
crab, crustacean, cancer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sartan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיים ממשפחת פרוקי הרגליים החי לרוב בתוך הים.
- 2רפואהמחלה ממארת שבה תאים מסוימים בגוף אינם מתחלקים כראוי.
- 3מזל מגלגל המזלות.
The word Sartan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַרְטָן
- Written without vowel points
- סרטן
- Said
- sartan
- Root
- ס־ר־ט
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- סַרְטָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' סַרְטָנִים, סַרְטָנֵי־
- Gematria
- 319
This is how Sartan is said in other languages.
- English
- crab, crustacean, cancer
- Arabic
- سرطان
- Russian
- рак
- French
- crabe, tourteau, crustacé, cancer
- Spanish
- cangrejo
- German
- Krebs
These words rhyme with Sartan.
The word Sartan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חוג הסרטן
- סרטן נזיר
- סרטן הנהרות
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The word Sartan comes from the root ס־ר־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Sartan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sartan.
What does Sartan (סרטן) mean in Hebrew?
Sartan (סרטן) means crab, crustacean, and cancer. It is said sartan, with the stress on tan.
What rhymes with Sartan (סרטן)?
Words that rhyme with Sartan (סרטן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Sartan (סרטן) masculine or feminine?
The word Sartan (סרטן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סַרְטָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סרטן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.