Dagesh (דגש) means dagesh in Hebrew.
It can also mean emphasis. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דָּגֵשׁ
dagesh
noun · masculine
In English
dagesh, emphasis
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Dagesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דקדוקנְקֻדָּה הַמְמֻקֶּמֶת בְּתוֹךְ אוֹת עִבְרִית וְהִיא בָּאָה לְהַטְעִים הַנְּגִינָה אוֹ לְשַׁנּוֹת הַהֲגִיָּה אוֹ לְחַזֵּק הָאוֹת.
- 2בהשאלההקפדה על עניין.
The word Dagesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּגֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- דגש
- Said
- dagesh
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- : דְּגֵשִׁים
- Inflections
- נ"י: דְּגֵשׁ-, ר': דְּגֵשִׁים, נ"ר: דְּגֵשֵׁי-
- Gematria
- 307
This is how Dagesh is said in other languages.
- English
- dagesh, emphasis
These words rhyme with Dagesh.
The word Dagesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Dagesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dagesh.
What does Dagesh (דגש) mean in Hebrew?
Dagesh (דגש) means dagesh and emphasis. It is said dagesh, with the stress on gesh.
What rhymes with Dagesh (דגש)?
Words that rhyme with Dagesh (דגש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
Is Dagesh (דגש) masculine or feminine?
The word Dagesh (דגש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is : דְּגֵשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דגש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.