מגהץ

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מגהץ

/maɡˈ(h)et͡s/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Coined by Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from Mishnaic גִּהֵץ / גיהץ (gihéts) and הִגְהִיץ (highíts, “to iron, polish”).

noun מַגְהֵץ · maghéts · מַגְהֲצִים · מַגְהֵץ־ · מַגְהֲצֵי־

countable iron (a tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus)

In English

clothes iron appliance for pressing clothes

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מגהץ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%92%D7%94%D7%A5},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}