Linen in Hebrew is פִּשְׁתָּן (pishtán).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
פִּשְׁתָּן
pishtán
noun · masculine
In English
linen
/ˈlɪnɪn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for linen as a noun.
thread or cloth made from flax fiber
- פִּשְׁתָּןפשתןpishtánmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word פִּשְׁתָּן.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּשְׁתָּן
- Written without vowel points
- פשתן
- Said
- pishtán
- Its meanings in English
- linen, flax, linen, a plant of the species Linum usitatissimum
The Hebrew dictionary's page for פשתן, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with linen.
These words come before and after linen in the list.
These are the questions people ask about linen in Hebrew.
How do you say linen in Hebrew?
linen in Hebrew is פִּשְׁתָּן, said pishtán. Without vowel points it is written פשתן.
Is פשתן masculine or feminine?
The word פשתן is masculine.
What else does פשתן mean in English?
Besides linen, פשתן can mean flax, linen and a plant of the species Linum usitatissimum.
How is linen pronounced in English?
linen is pronounced /ˈlɪnɪn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry linen 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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