Leshem (לשם) means opal in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לֶשֶׁם
leshem
noun · masculine
In English
opal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Leshem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שרף מאובן וקשה, שקוף למחצה, המשמש לקישוט. צבעו מצהוב בהיר ועד אדום. אחת משתים־עשרה אבני החושן.
וְהַטּוּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי – לֶשֶׁם, שְׁבוֹ, וְאַחְלָמָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Leshem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לֶשֶׁם
- Written without vowel points
- לשם
- Said
- leshem
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- לְשָׁמִים
- Inflections
- ר' לְשָׁמִים; לֶשֶׁם־, ר' לִשְׁמֵי־
- Gematria
- 370
This is how Leshem is said in other languages.
- English
- opal
These words mean nearly the same as Leshem.
These words rhyme with Leshem.
These words come before and after Leshem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Leshem.
What does Leshem (לשם) mean in Hebrew?
Leshem (לשם) means opal. It is said leshem, with the stress on le.
What is a synonym for Leshem (לשם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Leshem (לשם) are על מנת.
What rhymes with Leshem (לשם)?
Words that rhyme with Leshem (לשם) include גשם and גשם.
Is Leshem (לשם) masculine or feminine?
The word Leshem (לשם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לְשָׁמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לשם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.