Bosem (בושם) means perfume in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֹּשֶׂם
bosem
noun · masculine
In English
perfume
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bosem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נוזל, קרם או שמן המפיץ ריח נעים ומופק בדרך כלל מתמצית צמחים.
וְאֶת־הַבֹּשֶׂם וְאֶת־הַשָּׁמֶן לְמָאוֹר וּלְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bosem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֹּשֶׂם
- Written without vowel points
- בושם
- Said
- bosem
- Root
- ב־ש־מ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- בְּשָׂמִים
- Inflections
- ר' בְּשָׂמִים, בָּשְׂמֵי־
- Gematria
- 348
This is how Bosem is said in other languages.
- English
- perfume
- Arabic
- عطر
- Russian
- духи
- Spanish
- aroma
- German
- Parfüm
These words mean nearly the same as Bosem.
The word Bosem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לא בא כבושם הזה
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The word Bosem comes from the root ב־ש־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Bosem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bosem.
What does Bosem (בושם) mean in Hebrew?
Bosem (בושם) means perfume. It is said bosem, with the stress on bo.
What is a synonym for Bosem (בושם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bosem (בושם) are תמרוק.
Is Bosem (בושם) masculine or feminine?
The word Bosem (בושם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בְּשָׂמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בשם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.