Emesh (אמש) means last night in Hebrew.
It can also mean yestereve. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֶמֶשׁ
emesh
adverb
In English
last night, yestereve
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Emesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אתמול בלילה.
וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַתֹּאמֶר הַבְּכִירָה אֶל־הַצְּעִירָה הֵן־שָׁכַבְתִּי אֶמֶשׁ אֶת־אָבִי
- 2אתמול.
- 3לא בשימושחושך, לילה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Emesh is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶמֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- אמש
- Said
- emesh
- Root
- א־מ־ש
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- אֲמָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲמָשִׁים
- Gematria
- 341
This is how Emesh is said in other languages.
- English
- last night, yestereve
- Arabic
- ألبارحة
- Russian
- прошлой ночью
- French
- hier soir
- Spanish
- anoche
- German
- gestern Abend
These words mean nearly the same as Emesh.
These words mean the opposite of Emesh.
These words rhyme with Emesh.
These words come before and after Emesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Emesh.
What does Emesh (אמש) mean in Hebrew?
Emesh (אמש) means last night and yestereve. It is said emesh, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Emesh (אמש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Emesh (אמש) are אתמול.
What is the opposite of Emesh (אמש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Emesh (אמש) are מחר.
What rhymes with Emesh (אמש)?
Words that rhyme with Emesh (אמש) include שמש and נמש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אמש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.