Lishka (לשכה) means chamber in Hebrew.
It can also mean bureau. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chamber, bureau
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Lishka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איזור מסוים - חדר, תא, אולם - שהוקצה למטרה מסוימת או לשימושו של אדם או בעל תפקיד מסוים.
- 2חדר בבית המקדש בו היו שומרים כלים ומצרכים, ואשר שימש גם את עובדי בית המקדש.
כִּי אֶל הַלְּשָׁכוֹת יָבִיאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנֵי הַלֵּוִי אֶת תְּרוּמַת הַדָּגָן הַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר וְשָׁם כְּלֵי הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים הַמְשָׁרְתִים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְלֹא נַעֲזֹב אֶת בֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ
- 3מוסד ארגוני או זרוע/סניף בארגון גדול.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Lishka is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לִשְׁכָּה
- Written without vowel points
- לשכה
- Said
- lishka
- Root
- ל־ש־כ
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- לְשָׁכוֹת
- Inflections
- סמיכות לִשְׁכַּת־, ר' לְשָׁכוֹת, סמיכות ר' לִשְׁכוֹת־
- Gematria
- 355
This is how Lishka is said in other languages.
- English
- chamber, bureau
- Spanish
- tasador
- German
- Büro
These words mean nearly the same as Lishka.
- תאcell
- סניףbranch
- משרד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Lishka.
The word Lishka is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לשכה אפלה
- למ"ש
- לשכת גיוס
- לשכת הגזית
- לשכת הסופר
- לשכת התעסוקה
- פקל"ש
- רל"ש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Lishka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lishka.
What does Lishka (לשכה) mean in Hebrew?
Lishka (לשכה) means chamber and bureau. It is said lishka, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Lishka (לשכה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lishka (לשכה) are תא, סניף, and משרד.
What rhymes with Lishka (לשכה)?
Words that rhyme with Lishka (לשכה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, סוכה, מצוקה, and השקה.
Is Lishka (לשכה) masculine or feminine?
The word Lishka (לשכה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is לְשָׁכוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לשכה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.