Hefsed (הפסד) means loss in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
loss
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hefsed.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כשלון לעומת יריב.
- 2כלכלהנזק; חסרון כספי או אחר.
The word Hefsed is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הֶפְסֵד
- Written without vowel points
- הפסד
- Said
- hefsed
- Root
- פ־ס־ד
- Pattern
- הֶקְטֵל
- Plural
- הֶפְסֵדִים
- Inflections
- ר' הֶפְסֵדִים; הֶפְסֵד־, ר' הֶפְסֵדֵי־; כ' הֶפְסֵדְךָ, הֶפְסֶדְכֶם
- Gematria
- 149
This is how Hefsed is said in other languages.
- English
- loss
- French
- perte
These words mean nearly the same as Hefsed.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Hefsed.
- ניצחוןwin
- רווח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Hefsed.
The word Hefsed is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יצא הפסדו בשכרו
- יצא שכרו בהפסדו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Hefsed in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hefsed.
What does Hefsed (הפסד) mean in Hebrew?
Hefsed (הפסד) means loss. It is said hefsed, with the stress on sed.
What is a synonym for Hefsed (הפסד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hefsed (הפסד) are מפלה, תבוסה, הפסדה, אבדן, and עלות.
What is the opposite of Hefsed (הפסד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hefsed (הפסד) are ניצחון and רווח.
What rhymes with Hefsed (הפסד)?
Words that rhyme with Hefsed (הפסד) include כבד, מועד, יתד, אד, כבד, and שקד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הפסד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.