Avesh (עבש) means stale in Hebrew.
It can also mean moldy and dull. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
stale, moldy, dull
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Avesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תוצר מרקיב או מקולקל המעלה רגשות של דחייה ושאט נפש.
עָבְשׁוּ פְרֻדוֹת תַּחַת מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶם נָשַׁמּוּ אֹצָרוֹת נֶהֶרְסוּ מַמְּגֻרוֹת כִּי הֹבִישׁ דָּגָן
- 2בהשאלהחסר טעם, נדוש ומשעמם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Avesh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָבֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- עבש
- Said
- avesh
- Root
- ע־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- עֲבֵשִׁים
- Feminine form
- עֲבֵשָׁה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲבֵשָׁה, ר' עֲבֵשִׁים, נ"ר עֲבֵשׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 372
This is how Avesh is said in other languages.
- English
- stale, moldy, dull
- Spanish
- moho, aburrido, aguafiestas
These words mean nearly the same as Avesh.
- טחוב
- מעופש
- מקולקלout of order
- רקוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Avesh.
- טריfresh
- רענן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Avesh.
These words come before and after Avesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avesh.
What does Avesh (עבש) mean in Hebrew?
Avesh (עבש) means stale, moldy, and dull. It is said avesh, with the stress on vesh.
What is a synonym for Avesh (עבש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avesh (עבש) are טחוב, מעופש, מקולקל, and רקוב.
What is the opposite of Avesh (עבש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Avesh (עבש) are טרי and רענן.
What rhymes with Avesh (עבש)?
Words that rhyme with Avesh (עבש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.