Chish (חיש) means fast in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fast
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בזמן קצר. בזריזות.
יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה, וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה; וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן, כִּי־גָז חִישׁ וַנָּעֻפָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Chish is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- חִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חיש
- Said
- chish
- Root
- ח־ו־ש
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Gematria
- 318
This is how Chish is said in other languages.
- English
- fast
These words mean nearly the same as Chish.
- מהר
- כהרף עין
- צ'יק צ'ק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Chish.
The word Chish is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חיש קל
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The word Chish comes from the root ח־ו־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Chish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chish.
What does Chish (חיש) mean in Hebrew?
Chish (חיש) means fast. It is said chish, with the stress on chish.
What is a synonym for Chish (חיש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Chish (חיש) are מהר, כהרף עין, and צ'יק צ'ק.
What rhymes with Chish (חיש)?
Words that rhyme with Chish (חיש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.