Neshima (נשימה) means breathing in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נְשִׁימָה
neshima
noun · feminine
In English
breathing
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Neshima.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פעולת שאיפת אוויר לריאות ופליטתו.
The word Neshima is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְשִׁימָה
- Written without vowel points
- נשימה
- Said
- neshima
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- נְשִׁימוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נְשִׁימוֹת; נְשִׁימַת־, ר' נְשִׁימוֹת־
- Gematria
- 405
This is how Neshima is said in other languages.
- English
- breathing
- Arabic
- تَنَفُّس
- Spanish
- respiración
These words rhyme with Neshima.
The word Neshima is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כמו אויר לנשימה
- מערכת הנשימה
- נשימה אווירנית
- נשימה אל אווירנית
- נשימה מלאכותית
- נשימה פיזיולוגית
- נשימה תאית
- קוצר נשימה
- בנשימה אחת
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These words come before and after Neshima in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Neshima.
What does Neshima (נשימה) mean in Hebrew?
Neshima (נשימה) means breathing. It is said neshima, with the stress on ma.
What rhymes with Neshima (נשימה)?
Words that rhyme with Neshima (נשימה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Neshima (נשימה) masculine or feminine?
The word Neshima (נשימה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְשִׁימוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נשימה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.