Mekharsem (מכרסם) means rodent in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְכַרְסֵם
mekharsem
noun · masculine
In English
rodent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mekharsem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מהסדרה הגדולה ביותר שבמחלקת היונקים, והוא זעיר־ממדים, בעל שניים חותכות אשר גדלות ללא הפסק, כושר־רבייה עצום, ואורך־ימים קצר.
The word Mekharsem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְכַרְסֵם
- Written without vowel points
- מכרסם
- Said
- mekharsem
- Root
- כ־ר־ס־מ
- Pattern
- מְקַטֵּל
- Plural
- מְכַרְסְמִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְכַרְסְמִים
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Mekharsem is said in other languages.
- English
- rodent
- Arabic
- قارض
These words rhyme with Mekharsem.
The word Mekharsem comes from the root כ־ר־ס־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Mekharsem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mekharsem.
What does Mekharsem (מכרסם) mean in Hebrew?
Mekharsem (מכרסם) means rodent. It is said mekharsem, with the stress on sem.
What rhymes with Mekharsem (מכרסם)?
Words that rhyme with Mekharsem (מכרסם) include שם, אם, שלם, גורם, לוחם, and אשם.
Is Mekharsem (מכרסם) masculine or feminine?
The word Mekharsem (מכרסם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְכַרְסְמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכרסם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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