Le'isa (לעיסה) means chewing in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לְעִיסָה
le'isa
noun · feminine
In English
chewing
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Le'isa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תנועת השניים אצל בעלי חיים; עפ"ר לשם עיבוד המזון על ידי כתישתו, טחינתו קריעתו עד לחתיכות קטנות לשם מעברו בגרון ועיכולו המהיר על ידי הגדלת שטח הפנים שלו.
The word Le'isa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לְעִיסָה
- Written without vowel points
- לעיסה
- Said
- le'isa
- Root
- ל־ע־ס
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- לעיסות
- Inflections
- לעיסת־; ר' לעיסות
- Gematria
- 175
This is how Le'isa is said in other languages.
- English
- chewing
These words rhyme with Le'isa.
The word Le'isa comes from the root ל־ע־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Le'isa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Le'isa.
What does Le'isa (לעיסה) mean in Hebrew?
Le'isa (לעיסה) means chewing. It is said le'isa, with the stress on sa.
What rhymes with Le'isa (לעיסה)?
Words that rhyme with Le'isa (לעיסה) include מושא, הנדסה, תמיסה, תפיסה, רכסה, and נישא.
Is Le'isa (לעיסה) masculine or feminine?
The word Le'isa (לעיסה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is לעיסות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לעיסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.