Efshar (אפשר) means possible in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֶפְשָׁר
efshar
adverb
In English
possible
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Efshar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"ליכול להיות במציאות, יתכן. שאין מניעה שיהיה.
The word Efshar is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶפְשָׁר
- Written without vowel points
- אפשר
- Said
- efshar
- Root
- פ־ש־ר
- Pattern
- אֶקְטָל
- Gematria
- 581
This is how Efshar is said in other languages.
- English
- possible
- Arabic
- مُمْكِن, مُحْتَمَل
- French
- Possible
These words mean the opposite of Efshar.
- אי אפשר
- איפשרimpossible
- לא יתכן
- לית ברירה
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These words rhyme with Efshar.
The word Efshar comes from the root פ־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Efshar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Efshar.
What does Efshar (אפשר) mean in Hebrew?
Efshar (אפשר) means possible. It is said efshar, with the stress on shar.
What is the opposite of Efshar (אפשר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Efshar (אפשר) are אי אפשר, איפשר, לא יתכן, and לית ברירה.
What rhymes with Efshar (אפשר)?
Words that rhyme with Efshar (אפשר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפשר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.