'asheshet (עששת) means cavity in Hebrew.
It can also mean caries. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַשֶּׁשֶׁת
'asheshet
noun · feminine
In English
cavity, caries
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'asheshet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רפואהמחלה בה נגרמים לשניים רקבון והריסה.
The word 'asheshet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַשֶּׁשֶׁת
- Written without vowel points
- עששת
- Said
- 'asheshet
- Root
- ע־ש־ש
- Pattern
- קַטֶּלֶת
- Gematria
- 1,070
This is how 'asheshet is said in other languages.
- English
- cavity, caries
- Spanish
- caries
- German
- Karies
These words rhyme with 'asheshet.
The word 'asheshet comes from the root ע־ש־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after 'asheshet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'asheshet.
What does 'asheshet (עששת) mean in Hebrew?
'asheshet (עששת) means cavity and caries. It is said 'asheshet, with the stress on she.
What rhymes with 'asheshet (עששת)?
Words that rhyme with 'asheshet (עששת) include קשת, רשת, יבשת, עשת, ארשת, and מברשת.
Is 'asheshet (עששת) masculine or feminine?
The word 'asheshet (עששת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עששת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.