Isha (אישה) means woman in Hebrew.
It can also mean wife. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
woman, wife
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Isha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נקבת המין האנושי בבגרותה.
וַתֹּאמַרְןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶל־פַּרְעֹה, כִּי לֹא כַנָּשִׁים הַמִּצְרִיֹּת הָעִבְרִיֹּת; כִּי-חָיוֹת הֵנָּה...
- 2מישהי נשואה.
וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ, וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה; אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ, וּנְשֵׁי־בָנֶיךָ אִתָּךְ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Isha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִשָּׁה
- Written without vowel points
- אישה
- Said
- isha
- Root
- א־נ־ש
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- נָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' נָשִׁים; אֵשֶׁת־, ר' נְשֵׁי־ או נְשׁוֹת־; כ' אִשְׁתוֹ
- Gematria
- 316
This is how Isha is said in other languages.
- English
- woman, wife
- Arabic
- امرأة, زوجة
- Russian
- женщина, жена
- Spanish
- mujer, esposa
- German
- Weib, Frau
- Yiddish
- פרוי, ווייב
These words mean nearly the same as Isha.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Isha.
- אישman
- זכר
- גבר
- בעל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Isha.
The word Isha is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אהבת נשים
- ארגון נשים
- אשת איש
- אשת חיל
- אשת עסקים
- רופא נשים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Isha comes from the root א־נ־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Isha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Isha.
What does Isha (אישה) mean in Hebrew?
Isha (אישה) means woman and wife. It is said isha, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Isha (אישה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Isha (אישה) are גברת, זוגה, נקבה, and רעיה.
What is the opposite of Isha (אישה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Isha (אישה) are איש, זכר, גבר, and בעל.
What rhymes with Isha (אישה)?
Words that rhyme with Isha (אישה) include תחושה, עדשה, בושה, יבשה, גישה, and בבקשה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.