Hanpasha (הנפשה) means animation in Hebrew.
It can also mean animism. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
animation, animism
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Hanpasha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אמנות, קולנועיצירת אשליה של תנועה או של שינוי הדרגתי בדמויות מצוירות או מצולמות, באמצעות סדרת תמונות מתחלפות בקצב מהיר.
- 2גרפיקה, קולנוע, בהשאלהיצירת מצבי מפתח (keyframes) והגדרת סוג האינטרפולציה ביניהם, לצורך קבלת אשליה אמינה של חיוּת, תנועה ושינוי.
- 3דת, פסיכולוגיהתפישה לפיה לכל דבר בעולם יש רוח חיים או נשמה, בפרט עצמים דוממים, צמחים, נהרות, תופעות אקלימיות וכדומה.
The word Hanpasha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַנְפָּשָׁה
- Written without vowel points
- הנפשה
- Said
- hanpasha
- Root
- נ־פ־ש
- Pattern
- הַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- הַנְפָּשׁוֹת
- Inflections
- הַנְפָּשַׁת־, ר' הַנְפָּשׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 440
This is how Hanpasha is said in other languages.
- English
- animation, animism
- Arabic
- صور متحركة
- French
- animation
These words mean nearly the same as Hanpasha.
- אנימציהanimation
- אנימיזם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Hanpasha.
- וידאו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Hanpasha.
The word Hanpasha comes from the root נ־פ־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Hanpasha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hanpasha.
What does Hanpasha (הנפשה) mean in Hebrew?
Hanpasha (הנפשה) means animation and animism. It is said hanpasha, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Hanpasha (הנפשה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hanpasha (הנפשה) are אנימציה and אנימיזם.
What is the opposite of Hanpasha (הנפשה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hanpasha (הנפשה) are וידאו.
What rhymes with Hanpasha (הנפשה)?
Words that rhyme with Hanpasha (הנפשה) include אישה, תחושה, עדשה, בושה, יבשה, and גישה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הנפשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.