Shomtan (שומטן) means derail in Hebrew.
It can also mean derailer. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שׁוֹמְטָן
shomtan
noun · masculine
In English
derail, derailer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shomtan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אמצעי בטיחות שתפקידו להוריד מן המסילה קרונות רכבת שאינם מורשים לנוע עליה או שאין עליהם שליטה, על מנת למנוע התנגשות רכבות.
The word Shomtan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹמְטָן
- Written without vowel points
- שומטן
- Said
- shomtan
- Root
- ש־מ־ט
- Pattern
- קוֹטְלָן
- Plural
- שׁוֹמְטָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹמְטָנִים
- Gematria
- 405
This is how Shomtan is said in other languages.
- English
- derail, derailer
- German
- Gleissperre, Gleissperrschuh
These words rhyme with Shomtan.
The word Shomtan comes from the root ש־מ־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Shomtan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shomtan.
What does Shomtan (שומטן) mean in Hebrew?
Shomtan (שומטן) means derail and derailer. It is said shomtan, with the stress on tan.
What rhymes with Shomtan (שומטן)?
Words that rhyme with Shomtan (שומטן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Shomtan (שומטן) masculine or feminine?
The word Shomtan (שומטן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שׁוֹמְטָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שומטן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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