Between the hammer and the anvil in Hebrew is בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן (bein hapatísh vehasadán).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
between the hammer and the anvil
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase between the hammer and the anvil.
with the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options
- בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּןבין הפטיש והסדןbein hapatísh vehasadán
This is more about the Hebrew word בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן
- Written without vowel points
- בין הפטיש והסדן
- Said
- bein hapatísh vehasadán
- Its meanings in English
- between the hammer and the anvil, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place
These words come before and after between the hammer and the anvil in the list.
These are the questions people ask about between the hammer and the anvil in Hebrew.
How do you say between the hammer and the anvil in Hebrew?
between the hammer and the anvil in Hebrew is בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן, said bein hapatísh vehasadán. Without vowel points it is written בין הפטיש והסדן.
What else does בין הפטיש והסדן mean in English?
Besides between the hammer and the anvil, בין הפטיש והסדן can mean caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry between the hammer and the anvil and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.