Eres (ערש) means cradle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cradle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Eres.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהמקום לשכב בו.
...הִנֵּה עַרְשׂוֹ עֶרֶשׂ בַּרְזֶל, הֲלֹה הִוא בְּרַבַּת בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן; תֵּשַׁע אַמּוֹת אָרְכָּהּ, וְאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת רָחְבָּהּ – בְּאַמַּת־אִישׁ.
- 2(בפרט) עריסה, מיטת תינוק.
- 3בהשאלהמקום שבו התפתח משהו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Eres is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֶרֶשׂ
- Written without vowel points
- ערש
- Said
- eres
- Root
- ע־ר־ש
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- עֲרָשׂוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' עֲרָשׂוֹת, עֶרֶשׂ־
- Gematria
- 570
This is how Eres is said in other languages.
- English
- cradle
These words mean nearly the same as Eres.
- משכבbed
- מיטה
- ספה
- עריסהbassinet
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Eres.
The word Eres is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ערש דווי
- שיר ערש
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These words come before and after Eres in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Eres.
What does Eres (ערש) mean in Hebrew?
Eres (ערש) means cradle. It is said eres, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Eres (ערש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Eres (ערש) are משכב, מיטה, ספה, and עריסה.
What rhymes with Eres (ערש)?
Words that rhyme with Eres (ערש) include חרס, פרס, גרש, קרס, and ארס.
Is Eres (ערש) masculine or feminine?
The word Eres (ערש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲרָשׂוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.