Beyn hashmashot (בין השמשות) means dusk in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת
beyn hashmashot
adverb
In English
dusk
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Beyn hashmashot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שעת הדמדומים שבין שקיעת השמש לצאת הכוכבים; המעבר בין יום ליום.
The word Beyn hashmashot is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- בין השמשות
- Said
- beyn hashmashot
- Gematria
- 1,113
This is how Beyn hashmashot is said in other languages.
- English
- dusk
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What does Beyn hashmashot (בין השמשות) mean in Hebrew?
Beyn hashmashot (בין השמשות) means dusk. It is said beyn hashmashot, with the stress on beyn.
What is a synonym for Beyn hashmashot (בין השמשות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Beyn hashmashot (בין השמשות) are בין ערביים, דימדומים, and ערב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בין השמשות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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