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Ratchet in Hebrew is רַעֲשָׁן (ra'ashán).

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

רַעֲשָׁן
ra'ashán
noun · masculine
In English

ratchet

/ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for ratchet as a noun.

pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel

noisemaker

This is more about the Hebrew word רַעֲשָׁן.

Written with vowel points
רַעֲשָׁן
Written without vowel points
רעשן
Said
ra'ashán
Plural
רַעֲשָׁנִים
Its meanings in English
ratchet, A noisemaker, a rattle, especially a gragger, a ratchet twirled from a handle

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with ratchet.

These words come before and after ratchet in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨ratchet⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨ratchet⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨ratchet⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨רַעֲשָׁן⁩, said ra'ashán. Without vowel points it is written ⁨רעשן⁩. Its plural is ⁨רַעֲשָׁנִים⁩.

Is ⁨רעשן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨רעשן⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨רעשן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨ratchet⁩, ⁨רעשן⁩ can mean ⁨A noisemaker, a rattle, especially a gragger, a ratchet twirled from a handle⁩.

How is ⁨ratchet⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨ratchet⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry ratchet 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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