Ma'alesh (מעליש) means never mind in Hebrew.
It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַעֲלֵישׁ
ma'alesh
interjection
In English
never mind
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'alesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגאין דבר, לא חשוב, לא אכפת, אין בכך כלום.
The word Ma'alesh is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲלֵישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- מעליש
- Said
- ma'alesh
- Gematria
- 450
This is how Ma'alesh is said in other languages.
- English
- never mind
These words rhyme with Ma'alesh.
These words come before and after Ma'alesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'alesh.
What does Ma'alesh (מעליש) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'alesh (מעליש) means never mind. It is said ma'alesh, with the stress on lesh.
What rhymes with Ma'alesh (מעליש)?
Words that rhyme with Ma'alesh (מעליש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעליש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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