Bursi (בורסי) means tanner in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בּוּרְסִי
bursi
noun · masculine
In English
tanner
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bursi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"למי שמקצועו או עבודתו עיבוד עורות. עפ"ר נודף ממנו ריח רע ונחשבת מלאכתו לבזויה מאוד.
The word Bursi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בּוּרְסִי
- Written without vowel points
- בורסי
- Said
- bursi
- Plural
- בּוּרְסִים
- Inflections
- ר' בּוּרְסִים
- Gematria
- 278
This is how Bursi is said in other languages.
- English
- tanner
These words rhyme with Bursi.
These words come before and after Bursi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bursi.
What does Bursi (בורסי) mean in Hebrew?
Bursi (בורסי) means tanner. It is said bursi, with the stress on si.
What rhymes with Bursi (בורסי)?
Words that rhyme with Bursi (בורסי) include נשיא, עסיסי, שיא, פרסי, אסקימוסי, and רוסי.
Is Bursi (בורסי) masculine or feminine?
The word Bursi (בורסי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בּוּרְסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בורסי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.