Layish (ליש) means lion in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Layish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהטורף ממשפחת החתוליים, בעל רעמת־שיער ייחודית.
מַשָּׂא בַּהֲמוֹת נֶגֶב בְּאֶרֶץ צָרָה וְצוּקָה לָבִיא וָלַיִשׁ מֵהֶם אֶפְעֶה וְשָׂרָף מְעוֹפֵף...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Layish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַיִשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- ליש
- Said
- layish
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Plural
- לְיָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' לְיָשִׁים; לֵישׁ־, ר' לֵישֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 340
This is how Layish is said in other languages.
- English
- lion
- Arabic
- أَسَد
- Russian
- лев
- German
- Löwe
- Yiddish
- לייב
These words mean nearly the same as Layish.
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These words rhyme with Layish.
These words come before and after Layish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Layish.
What does Layish (ליש) mean in Hebrew?
Layish (ליש) means lion. It is said layish, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Layish (ליש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Layish (ליש) are ארי, אריה, כפיר, לביא, מלך החיות, and שחל.
What rhymes with Layish (ליש)?
Words that rhyme with Layish (ליש) include שיש and מיש.
Is Layish (ליש) masculine or feminine?
The word Layish (ליש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לְיָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ליש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.