Mishmesh (משמש) means apricot in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִשְׁמֵשׁ
mishmesh
noun · masculine
In English
apricot
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mishmesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרי־עץ חמוץ־מתוק בצבע כתום מהסוג פרונוס שבמשפחת הורדיים.
The word Mishmesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִשְׁמֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- משמש
- Said
- mishmesh
- Pattern
- קִטֵּל
- Plural
- מִשְׁמֶשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' מִשְׁמֶשִׁים
- Gematria
- 680
This is how Mishmesh is said in other languages.
- English
- apricot
- Arabic
- مشمش
- French
- abricot
- German
- Aprikose
These words rhyme with Mishmesh.
The word Mishmesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בוקרא פיל משמש
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These words come before and after Mishmesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mishmesh.
What does Mishmesh (משמש) mean in Hebrew?
Mishmesh (משמש) means apricot. It is said mishmesh, with the stress on mesh.
What rhymes with Mishmesh (משמש)?
Words that rhyme with Mishmesh (משמש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
Is Mishmesh (משמש) masculine or feminine?
The word Mishmesh (משמש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִשְׁמֶשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משמש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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