Bakshish (בקשיש) means baksheesh in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
baksheesh
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bakshish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תשלום הניתן לפקיד על־מנת לקבל ממנו יחס מועדף.
The word Bakshish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּקְשִׁישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- בקשיש
- Said
- bakshish
- Root
- ב־ק־ש
- Pattern
- קַטְלִיל
- Gematria
- 712
This is how Bakshish is said in other languages.
- English
- baksheesh
- Arabic
- بَقْشِيش
- Russian
- бакши́ш
- French
- bakchich
- Spanish
- baksheesh
- German
- Bakschisch
These words mean nearly the same as Bakshish.
- דמי שרות
- טיפ
- נדבהdonation
- שוחד
- שלמונים
- תרומהcontribution
- תשרtip
- טובת הנאהbribe
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These words rhyme with Bakshish.
The word Bakshish comes from the root ב־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Bakshish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bakshish.
What does Bakshish (בקשיש) mean in Hebrew?
Bakshish (בקשיש) means baksheesh. It is said bakshish, with the stress on shish.
What is a synonym for Bakshish (בקשיש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bakshish (בקשיש) are דמי שרות, טיפ, נדבה, שוחד, שלמונים, and תרומה.
What rhymes with Bakshish (בקשיש)?
Words that rhyme with Bakshish (בקשיש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
Is Bakshish (בקשיש) masculine or feminine?
The word Bakshish (בקשיש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בקשיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.