Tachmas (תחמס) means nightjar in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תַּחְמָס
tachmas
noun · masculine
In English
nightjar
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tachmas.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מסדרה של עופות ליליים שוכני יערות. צבעם אפרפר כקליפת עץ.
וְאֵת בַּת הַיַּעֲנָה וְאֶת־הַתַּחְמָס וְאֶת־הַשָּׁחַף וְאֶת־הַנֵּץ לְמִינֵהוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tachmas is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּחְמָס
- Written without vowel points
- תחמס
- Said
- tachmas
- Root
- ח־מ־ס
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵל
- Plural
- תַּחְמָסִים
- Inflections
- ר' תַּחְמָסִים
- Gematria
- 508
This is how Tachmas is said in other languages.
- English
- nightjar
These words rhyme with Tachmas.
These words come before and after Tachmas in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tachmas.
What does Tachmas (תחמס) mean in Hebrew?
Tachmas (תחמס) means nightjar. It is said tachmas, with the stress on mas.
What rhymes with Tachmas (תחמס)?
Words that rhyme with Tachmas (תחמס) include מפרש, כלונס, פס, גס, קירקס, and הדס.
Is Tachmas (תחמס) masculine or feminine?
The word Tachmas (תחמס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּחְמָסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תחמס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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