Mamash (ממש) means concreteness in Hebrew.
It can also mean substance and reality. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
concreteness, substance, reality
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Mamash.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כשם־עצם: מציאות, קיום מוחשי.
- 2כתואר־הפועל לחיזוק ולהדגשה: באמת, בדיוק, מאוד, לגמרי.
- 3סלנגלהבעת לגלוג וחוסר אמון.
The word Mamash is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַמָּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- ממש
- Said
- mamash
- Root
- מ־ש־ש
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Gematria
- 380
This is how Mamash is said in other languages.
- English
- concreteness, substance, reality
- Arabic
- واقِع, حَقيقة
These words mean nearly the same as Mamash.
- בהחלט
- בפועל
- מוחש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Mamash.
- דמיוןsimilarity
- כלל לא
- בערך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mamash.
The word Mamash is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יש ממש בדברים
- אין בו ממש
- לא ממש
- ממש לא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mamash comes from the root מ־ש־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Mamash in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mamash.
What does Mamash (ממש) mean in Hebrew?
Mamash (ממש) means concreteness, substance, and reality. It is said mamash, with the stress on mash.
What is a synonym for Mamash (ממש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mamash (ממש) are בהחלט, בפועל, and מוחש.
What is the opposite of Mamash (ממש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mamash (ממש) are דמיון, כלל לא, and בערך.
What rhymes with Mamash (ממש)?
Words that rhyme with Mamash (ממש) include חדש, דבש, נחש, משולש, רש, and חלש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ממש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.