Boesh (בואש) means skunk in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בּוֹאֵשׁ
boesh
noun · masculine
In English
skunk
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Boesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של טורפים שמוצאם מאמריקה בגודל בינוני בעלי פרווה שחורה, אך לבנה בגבם וזנבם, המתיזים על אויביהם נוזל מצחין מזנבם.
The word Boesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בּוֹאֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- בואש
- Said
- boesh
- Root
- ב־א־ש
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- בּוֹאֲשִׁים
- Feminine form
- בּוֹאֶשֶׁת
- Inflections
- נ' בּוֹאֶשֶׁת, ר' בּוֹאֲשִׁים
- Gematria
- 309
This is how Boesh is said in other languages.
- English
- skunk
These words rhyme with Boesh.
These words come before and after Boesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Boesh.
What does Boesh (בואש) mean in Hebrew?
Boesh (בואש) means skunk. It is said boesh, with the stress on esh.
What rhymes with Boesh (בואש)?
Words that rhyme with Boesh (בואש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
Is Boesh (בואש) masculine or feminine?
The word Boesh (בואש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בּוֹאֲשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בואש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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