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title: "BIP39 Word #837: hammer — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/hammer/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00"
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Word #837 01101000100 

# hammer — BIP39 word #837

"**hammer**" is word #837 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [half](/bip39-word/half/) and [hamster](/bip39-word/hamster/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `01101000100`, decimal index 836\. 

/ˈhæmə/  · _noun:_ a tool with a heavy metal head, used for hitting nails 

[Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): молоток 

## Binary Representation

Four 1-bits and seven 0-bits; 330 of the 2048 indexes have exactly four 1-bits.

One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):

[trigger](/bip39-word/trigger/)[chuckle](/bip39-word/chuckle/)[embrace](/bip39-word/embrace/)[joy](/bip39-word/joy/)[gauge](/bip39-word/gauge/)[hold](/bip39-word/hold/)[hedgehog](/bip39-word/hedgehog/)[hat](/bip39-word/hat/)[gym](/bip39-word/gym/)[hand](/bip39-word/hand/)[hamster](/bip39-word/hamster/) 

Position

Hex Index

0x344

4-Letter Prefix

hamm

## About "hammer" in BIP39

- "hammer" has 6 letters, but the first four, **"hamm"**, already identify it, because **"ham"** also begins [hamster](/bip39-word/hamster/).

## Word #837 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists

[Czech](/czech/) mezera 

[French](/french/) flasque 

[Italian](/italian/) inedito 

[Japanese](/japanese/) じゃがいも 

[Korean](/korean/) 설날 

[Portuguese](/portuguese/) fileira 

[Spanish](/spanish/) guiño 

[Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 藥 

[Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 药 

## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery

Words sharing the first three letters "ham":

[hamster](/bip39-word/hamster/) 

## More BIP39 Words Starting with "H"

[ #834 habit ](/bip39-word/habit/)[ #835 hair ](/bip39-word/hair/)[ #836 half ](/bip39-word/half/)[ #838 hamster ](/bip39-word/hamster/)[ #839 hand ](/bip39-word/hand/)[ #840 happy ](/bip39-word/happy/)[ #841 harbor ](/bip39-word/harbor/)[ #897 hybrid ](/bip39-word/hybrid/) 

[View all words starting with "H" ](/bip39-words/h/) 

## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides

- [BIP-444 (Now BIP 110): Reduced Data Temporary Softfork Explained](/bip-444-reduced-data-temporary-softfork/)
- [Metal Seed Phrase Backup: Steel Plates, Tiles and Tests](/metal-seed-phrase-backup/)
- [Invalid Seed Phrase? How to Find and Fix a Wrong Word (BIP39)](/how-to-fix-seed-phrase-errors/)

[ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)