Geresh (גרש) means apostrophe in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גֶּרֶשׁ
geresh
noun · masculine
In English
apostrophe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Geresh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סימן פיסוק המסמן מילה מקוצרת, ואם מופיע על האותיות: צ, ג, ת, ז, ד, ח וע גורם להן להיהגות אחרת.
- 2גֵּ֜רֵשׁ - אחד מטעמי המקרא, המשמש כשליש אחרון לפני משנה.
The word Geresh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֶּרֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- גרש
- Said
- geresh
- Root
- ג־ר־ש
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 503
This is how Geresh is said in other languages.
- English
- apostrophe
- Russian
- апостроф
- Spanish
- apóstrofo
- German
- Apostroph, Hochkomma
These words mean nearly the same as Geresh.
- אפוסטרוף
- מירכה
- מרכאה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Geresh.
The word Geresh comes from the root ג־ר־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Geresh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Geresh.
What does Geresh (גרש) mean in Hebrew?
Geresh (גרש) means apostrophe. It is said geresh, with the stress on ge.
What is a synonym for Geresh (גרש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Geresh (גרש) are אפוסטרוף, מירכה, and מרכאה.
What rhymes with Geresh (גרש)?
Words that rhyme with Geresh (גרש) include קרש, פרש, and חרש.
Is Geresh (גרש) masculine or feminine?
The word Geresh (גרש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גרש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.