Bishof (בישוף) means bishop in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bishop
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bishof.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הגמון; ראש הקהילה והיחידה הגאוגרפית־מינהלית בכנסייה נוצרית הקרויה דיוקסיה.
The word Bishof is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בִּישׁוֹף
- Written without vowel points
- בישוף
- Said
- bishof
- Plural
- בִּישׁוֹפִים
- Inflections
- ר' בִּישׁוֹפִים
- Gematria
- 398
This is how Bishof is said in other languages.
- English
- bishop
- Arabic
- أُسْقُف
- Russian
- епископ
- Spanish
- obispo
- German
- Bischof
- Yiddish
- ביסקופּ
These words mean nearly the same as Bishof.
- הגמוןhegemon
- אפיסקופוס
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These words rhyme with Bishof.
These words come before and after Bishof in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bishof.
What does Bishof (בישוף) mean in Hebrew?
Bishof (בישוף) means bishop. It is said bishof, with the stress on shof.
What is a synonym for Bishof (בישוף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bishof (בישוף) are הגמון and אפיסקופוס.
What rhymes with Bishof (בישוף)?
Words that rhyme with Bishof (בישוף) include חוף, סוף, נוף, תוף, מצוף, and מנוף.
Is Bishof (בישוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Bishof (בישוף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בִּישׁוֹפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בישוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.