Bayshan (בישן) means shy in Hebrew.
It can also mean timid. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shy, timid
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bayshan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו נוטה לחשוף את עולמו הפנימי בפני אחרים, וחש מבוכה אם נאלץ לעשות כן.
The word Bayshan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּיְשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- בישן
- Said
- bayshan
- Root
- ב־ו־ש
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- בַּיְשָׁנִים
- Feminine form
- בַּיְשָׁנִית
- Inflections
- נ' בַּיְשָׁנִית, ר' בַּיְשָׁנִים, נ"ר בַּיְשָׁנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 362
This is how Bayshan is said in other languages.
- English
- shy, timid
These words mean nearly the same as Bayshan.
- צנוע
- נכלם
- מופנם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Bayshan.
- נועז
- חצוףinsolent
- שחצן
- מוחצן
- חברותיoutgoing
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bayshan.
The word Bayshan comes from the root ב־ו־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Bayshan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bayshan.
What does Bayshan (בישן) mean in Hebrew?
Bayshan (בישן) means shy and timid. It is said bayshan, with the stress on shan.
What is a synonym for Bayshan (בישן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bayshan (בישן) are צנוע, נכלם, and מופנם.
What is the opposite of Bayshan (בישן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bayshan (בישן) are נועז, חצוף, שחצן, מוחצן, and חברותי.
What rhymes with Bayshan (בישן)?
Words that rhyme with Bayshan (בישן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בישן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.