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Leshad (לשד) means essence in Hebrew.

It can also mean vigor. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

לְשָׁד
leshad
noun · masculine
In English

essence, vigor

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Leshad.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שמנונית, מיץ.
    שָׁטוּ הָעָם וְלָקְטוּ וְטָחֲנוּ בָרֵחַיִם אוֹ דָכוּ בַּמְּדֹכָה וּבִשְּׁלוּ בַּפָּרוּר וְעָשׂוּ אֹתוֹ עֻגוֹת וְהָיָה טַעְמוֹ כְּטַעַם לְשַׁד הַשָּׁמֶן.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהחיות, תמצית.
    כִּי יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה תִּכְבַּד עָלַי יָדֶךָ, נֶהְפַּךְ לְשַׁדִּי בְּחַרְבֹנֵי קַיִץ סֶלָה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Leshad is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
לְשָׁד
Written without vowel points
לשד
Said
leshad
Root
ל־ש־ד
Pattern
קְטָל
Plural
לְשַׁדִּים
Inflections
ר' לְשַׁדִּים; לְשַׁד־, ר' לְשַׁדֵּי־
Gematria
334

This is how Leshad is said in other languages.

English
essence, vigor

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These words rhyme with Leshad.

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  • עד לשד עצמות

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What does Leshad (⁨לשד⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Leshad (⁨לשד⁩) means essence and vigor. It is said leshad, with the stress on shad.

What is a synonym for Leshad (⁨לשד⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Leshad (⁨לשד⁩) are ⁨עסיס⁩.

What rhymes with Leshad (⁨לשד⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Leshad (⁨לשד⁩) include ⁨בד⁩, ⁨יד⁩, ⁨שד⁩, ⁨מעמד⁩, ⁨אחד⁩, and ⁨עד⁩.

Is Leshad (⁨לשד⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Leshad (⁨לשד⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨לְשַׁדִּים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לשד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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