Meshoa (משואה) means devastation in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְשׁוֹאָה
meshoa
noun · feminine
In English
devastation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Meshoa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אסון, חורבן, הרס.
יוֹם עֶבְרָה, הַיּוֹם הַהוּא; יוֹם צָרָה וּמְצוּקָה, יוֹם שֹׁאָה וּמְשׁוֹאָה, יוֹם חֹשֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָה, יוֹם עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Meshoa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְשׁוֹאָה
- Written without vowel points
- משואה
- Said
- meshoa
- Root
- ש־א־ה
- Pattern
- מַקְטוֹלָה
- Plural
- מְשׁוֹאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מְשׁוֹאוֹת
- Gematria
- 352
This is how Meshoa is said in other languages.
- English
- devastation
These words rhyme with Meshoa.
The word Meshoa comes from the root ש־א־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Meshoa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meshoa.
What does Meshoa (משואה) mean in Hebrew?
Meshoa (משואה) means devastation. It is said meshoa, with the stress on a.
What rhymes with Meshoa (משואה)?
Words that rhyme with Meshoa (משואה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
Is Meshoa (משואה) masculine or feminine?
The word Meshoa (משואה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְשׁוֹאוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משואה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.