Isa (עיסה) means paste in Hebrew.
It can also mean dough. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
paste, dough
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Isa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תערובת קמח ומים או נוזלים אחרים.
- 2בהשאלהמה שמהותו לא ברורה
The word Isa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עִסָּה
- Written without vowel points
- עיסה
- Said
- isa
- Root
- ע־ס־ס
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- עִסּוֹת
- Inflections
- עִסַּת־, ר' עִסּוֹת
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Isa is said in other languages.
- English
- paste, dough
These words mean nearly the same as Isa.
- בצק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Isa.
The word Isa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עיסת נייר
- אין הנחתום מעיד על עיסתו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Isa comes from the root ע־ס־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Isa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Isa.
What does Isa (עיסה) mean in Hebrew?
Isa (עיסה) means paste and dough. It is said isa, with the stress on sa.
What is a synonym for Isa (עיסה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Isa (עיסה) are בצק.
What rhymes with Isa (עיסה)?
Words that rhyme with Isa (עיסה) include מושא, הנדסה, תמיסה, תפיסה, רכסה, and נישא.
Is Isa (עיסה) masculine or feminine?
The word Isa (עיסה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עִסּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.