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Ashisha (אשישה) means fruitcake in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֲשִׁישָׁה
ashisha
noun · feminine
In English

fruitcake

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Ashisha.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון המקראעוגת פירות, בייחוד עוגת צימוקים.
    ...וְאֹהֲבֵי אֲשִׁישֵׁי עֲנָבִים.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ashisha is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֲשִׁישָׁה
Written without vowel points
אשישה
Said
ashisha
Root
א־ש־ש
Pattern
קְטִילָה
Plural
אֲשִׁישׁוֹת
Inflections
ר' אֲשִׁישׁוֹת
Gematria
616

This is how Ashisha is said in other languages.

English
fruitcake

These words rhyme with Ashisha.

The word Ashisha comes from the root א־ש־ש, like these words.

These words come before and after Ashisha in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Ashisha.

What does Ashisha (⁨אשישה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ashisha (⁨אשישה⁩) means fruitcake. It is said ashisha, with the stress on sha.

What rhymes with Ashisha (⁨אשישה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ashisha (⁨אשישה⁩) include ⁨אישה⁩, ⁨תחושה⁩, ⁨עדשה⁩, ⁨בושה⁩, ⁨יבשה⁩, and ⁨גישה⁩.

Is Ashisha (⁨אשישה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ashisha (⁨אשישה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֲשִׁישׁוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אשישה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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