Arisa (עריסה) means bassinet in Hebrew.
It can also mean cradle. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bassinet, cradle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Arisa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיסה של בצק בטרם החמיצה
רֵאשִׁית עֲרִסֹתֵכֶם חַלָּה תָּרִימוּ תְרוּמָה כִּתְרוּמַת גֹּרֶן כֵּן תָּרִימוּ אֹתָהּ.
- 2מיטה לתינוק, עפ"ר כזו שנדה כה וכה.
- 3ימאותמנשא שכלי שיט מונח עליו בטרם שינועו או אחסונו.
- 4מקביל לסורית-ארמית בהגיית ארסן או אָרסָנָא (ܐܪܣܢܐ) בהוראת גריסי-שעורה,או שעורה קלופה
- 5כן הוא בארמית, בתרגום אונקלוס מתרגם מיטה עריסא. חילוף שׂ/ס מן עֶרֶשׁ המקראית
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Arisa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲרִיסָה
- Written without vowel points
- עריסה
- Said
- arisa
- Root
- ע־ר־ס
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- עֲרִיסוֹת
- Inflections
- עֲרִיסַת־, ר' עֲרִיסוֹת
- Gematria
- 345
This is how Arisa is said in other languages.
- English
- bassinet, cradle
These words mean nearly the same as Arisa.
- מיכל
- ערשcradle
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These words rhyme with Arisa.
The word Arisa comes from the root ע־ר־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Arisa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arisa.
What does Arisa (עריסה) mean in Hebrew?
Arisa (עריסה) means bassinet and cradle. It is said arisa, with the stress on sa.
What is a synonym for Arisa (עריסה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Arisa (עריסה) are מיכל and ערש.
What rhymes with Arisa (עריסה)?
Words that rhyme with Arisa (עריסה) include מושא, הנדסה, תמיסה, תפיסה, רכסה, and נישא.
Is Arisa (עריסה) masculine or feminine?
The word Arisa (עריסה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֲרִיסוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עריסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.