Hosif shemen lamdura (הוסיף שמן למדורה) means add fuel to the fire in Hebrew.
It can also mean pour oil on the flames. It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הוֹסִיף שֶׁמֶן לַמְּדוּרָה
hosif shemen lamdura
verb
In English
add fuel to the fire, pour oil on the flames
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hosif shemen lamdura.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ליבה את השנאה; החריף.
The word Hosif shemen lamdura is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- הוֹסִיף שֶׁמֶן לַמְּדוּרָה
- Written without vowel points
- הוסיף שמן למדורה
- Said
- hosif shemen lamdura
- Root
- י־ס־פ
- Gematria
- 836
This is how Hosif shemen lamdura is said in other languages.
- English
- add fuel to the fire, pour oil on the flames
- Arabic
- صَبَّ اَلزَّيْت عَلَى اَلنَّار, زَادَ اَلنَّار حَطَباً
- Russian
- подлива́ть ма́сло в ого́нь
- French
- jeter de l'huile sur le feu, mettre de l'huile sur le feu
- German
- Öl ins Feuer gießen
The word Hosif shemen lamdura comes from the root י־ס־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Hosif shemen lamdura in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hosif shemen lamdura.
What does Hosif shemen lamdura (הוסיף שמן למדורה) mean in Hebrew?
Hosif shemen lamdura (הוסיף שמן למדורה) means add fuel to the fire and pour oil on the flames. It is said hosif shemen lamdura, with the stress on sif she.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הוסיף שמן למדורה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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