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Esek (עסק) means business in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עֵסֶק
esek
noun · masculine
In English

business

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Esek.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מכלול העניינים והפעולות הנדרשות לקיום מקור פרנסה.
  2. 2
    יישות מסחרית; מוסד כלכלי.

The word Esek is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עֵסֶק
Written without vowel points
עסק
Said
esek
Root
ע־ס־ק
Pattern
קֵטֶל
Inflections
עֲסָקִים, עִסְקֵי־
Gematria
230

This is how Esek is said in other languages.

English
business
French
entreprise

These words mean nearly the same as Esek.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Esek.

The word Esek is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • איש עסקים
  • בית עסק
  • יום עסקים
  • מחלקת עסקים
  • מנהל עסקים
  • עסק זעיר
  • עסקי השעשועים
  • עשה עסק
  • עסק ביש

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Esek comes from the root ע־ס־ק, like these words.

These words come before and after Esek in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Esek.

What does Esek (⁨עסק⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Esek (⁨עסק⁩) means business. It is said esek, with the stress on e.

What is a synonym for Esek (⁨עסק⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Esek (⁨עסק⁩) are ⁨פרקמטיה⁩, ⁨עניין⁩, ⁨עיסקה⁩, and ⁨שיג⁩.

What rhymes with Esek (⁨עסק⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Esek (⁨עסק⁩) include ⁨רסק⁩, ⁨דמשק⁩, and ⁨שסק⁩.

Is Esek (⁨עסק⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Esek (⁨עסק⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עסק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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