Tartan (תרתן) means commander in chief in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
commander in chief
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tartan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושמי שעומד בראש הכוחות המזוינים; האדם הבכיר ביותר בצבא.
וַיִּשְׁלַח מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר אֶת־תַּרְתָּן וְאֶת־רַב־סָרִיס וְאֶת־רַב־שָׁקֵה מִן־לָכִישׁ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ חִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּחֵיל כָּבֵד יְרוּשָׁלִָם...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tartan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּרְתָּן
- Written without vowel points
- תרתן
- Said
- tartan
- Plural
- תַּרְתָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' תַּרְתָּנִים, תַּרְתָּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 1,050
This is how Tartan is said in other languages.
- English
- commander in chief
These words mean nearly the same as Tartan.
- גנרלgeneral
- מצביא
- רמטכ"ל
- שר צבאcommander in chief
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These words rhyme with Tartan.
These words come before and after Tartan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tartan.
What does Tartan (תרתן) mean in Hebrew?
Tartan (תרתן) means commander in chief. It is said tartan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Tartan (תרתן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tartan (תרתן) are גנרל, מצביא, רמטכ"ל, and שר צבא.
What rhymes with Tartan (תרתן)?
Words that rhyme with Tartan (תרתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Tartan (תרתן) masculine or feminine?
The word Tartan (תרתן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּרְתָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תרתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.