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Beaya (בעיה) means problem in Hebrew.

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

בְּעָיָה
beaya
noun · feminine
In English

problem

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Beaya.

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

  1. 1
    עניין סבוך שדורש פתרון. בעיקר בהבנתו.
  2. 2
    בהשאלההפרעה, קושי, מצב לא תקין הדורש שינוי.

The word Beaya is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
בְּעָיָה
Written without vowel points
בעיה
Said
beaya
Root
ב־ע־ה
Pattern
קְטָלָה
Plural
בְּעָיוֹת
Inflections
ר' בְּעָיוֹת, בְּעָיַית־
Gematria
87

This is how Beaya is said in other languages.

English
problem
Arabic
مُشْكِلة

These words mean nearly the same as Beaya.

These words rhyme with Beaya.

This is where the word Beaya comes from.

בעיא (גם איבעיא) 'שאלה', מהפועל בעי 'שאל, ביקש, חקר' שגם קיים במקרא ב-ע-ה: "אם אתם רוצים לשאול אז שאלו: חזרו ובואו". ביטוי בארמית: בעיא דלא איפשיטא 'שאלה שלא נפתרה'. מן תעודות בר כוכבא מצויה תיבת "בעיה" כשמו הפרטי של אחד מפרנסי עין גדי - יהונתן בן בעיה

These words come before and after Beaya in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Beaya.

What does Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩) means problem. It is said beaya, with the stress on ya.

What is a synonym for Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩) are ⁨סוגיה⁩.

What rhymes with Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩) include ⁨אונייה⁩, ⁨חיה⁩, ⁨סקריה⁩, ⁨שתייה⁩, ⁨ראייה⁩, and ⁨רבייה⁩.

Is Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Beaya (⁨בעיה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨בְּעָיוֹת⁩.

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

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