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Hammer in Hebrew is פַּטִּישׁ (patísh).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

פַּטִּישׁ
patísh
noun · masculine
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In English

hammer

/ˈhæmə/ /ˈhæmɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hammer as a noun.

tool

This is more about the Hebrew word פַּטִּישׁ.

Written with vowel points
פַּטִּישׁ
Written without vowel points
פטיש
Said
patísh
Plural
פַּטִּישִׁים
Its meanings in English
hammer, A hammer

The Hebrew dictionary's page for פטיש, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after hammer in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hammer⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hammer⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hammer⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פַּטִּישׁ⁩, said patísh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פטיש⁩. Its plural is ⁨פַּטִּישִׁים⁩.

Is ⁨פטיש⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פטיש⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨פטיש⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨hammer⁩, ⁨פטיש⁩ can mean ⁨A hammer⁩.

How is ⁨hammer⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hammer⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈhæmə/, /ˈhæmɚ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hammer and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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