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Meshamen (משמן) means oiler in Hebrew.

It can also mean greaser. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מְשַׁמֵּן
meshamen
noun · masculine
In English

oiler, greaser

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Meshamen.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ימאות(מיושן) בימים עברו: דרגת עובד מכונה זוטר באוניית סוחר.

The word Meshamen is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מְשַׁמֵּן
Written without vowel points
משמן
Said
meshamen
Root
ש־מ־נ
Pattern
מְקַטֵּל
Plural
מְשַׁמְּנִים
Inflections
ר' מְשַׁמְּנִים; מְשַׁמֵּן־, ר' מְשַׁמְּנִים־
Gematria
430

This is how Meshamen is said in other languages.

English
oiler, greaser

These words mean nearly the same as Meshamen.

  • שמן

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These words rhyme with Meshamen.

The word Meshamen is part of these phrases and sayings.

The word Meshamen comes from the root ש־מ־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Meshamen in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Meshamen.

What does Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩) means oiler and greaser. It is said meshamen, with the stress on men.

What is a synonym for Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩) are ⁨שמן⁩.

What rhymes with Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩) include ⁨בן⁩, ⁨שן⁩, ⁨זקן⁩, ⁨התקן⁩, ⁨כן⁩, and ⁨מאפיין⁩.

Is Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Meshamen (⁨משמן⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מְשַׁמְּנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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