Geshem (גשם) means rain in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rain
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Geshem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד המשקעים, טיפות מים היורדים ארצה מן העננים.
וְנָתַתִּי גִשְׁמֵיכֶם בְּעִתָּם; וְנָתְנָה הָאָרֶץ יְבוּלָהּ, וְעֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה יִתֵּן פִּרְיוֹ.
- 2בהשאלהשטף, כמות גדולה מאוד הבאה בבת אחת.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וְטֹבִיָּה הָעֶבֶד הָעַמּוֹנִי וְגֶשֶׁם הָעַרְבִי, וַיַּלְעִגוּ לָנוּ וַיִּבְזוּ עָלֵינוּ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Geshem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֶּשֶׁם
- Written without vowel points
- גשם
- Said
- geshem
- Root
- ג־ש־מ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- גְּשָׁמִים
- Inflections
- ר' גְּשָׁמִים, גִּשְׁמֵי־
- Gematria
- 343
This is how Geshem is said in other languages.
- English
- rain
- Arabic
- مطر
- Russian
- дождь
- French
- pluie
- Spanish
- lluvia
- German
- Regen
- Yiddish
- רעגן
These words mean nearly the same as Geshem.
- מטר
- רביב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Geshem.
The word Geshem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גשם זלעפות
- גשמי ברכה
- ריקוד הגשם
- גשם כבד
- טיפת גשם
- גשם חומצי
- ימות הגשמים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Geshem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Geshem.
What does Geshem (גשם) mean in Hebrew?
Geshem (גשם) means rain. It is said geshem, with the stress on ge.
What is a synonym for Geshem (גשם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Geshem (גשם) are מטר and רביב.
What rhymes with Geshem (גשם)?
Words that rhyme with Geshem (גשם) include לשם.
Is Geshem (גשם) masculine or feminine?
The word Geshem (גשם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גְּשָׁמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גשם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.