Onesh (עונש) means penalty in Hebrew.
It can also mean punishment. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
penalty, punishment
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Onesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גמול שלילי על עברה.
וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ פַרְעֹה נְכֹה בְרִבְלָה בְּאֶרֶץ חֲמָת מִמְּלֹךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם; וַיִּתֶּן־עֹנֶשׁ עַל־הָאָרֶץ, מֵאָה כִכַּר־כֶּסֶף וְכִכַּר זָהָב.
- 2בהשאלהדבר כפוי ולא נעים שקשה לסבול.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Onesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹנֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- עונש
- Said
- onesh
- Root
- ע־נ־ש
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- עֳנָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' עֳנָשִׁים; עֹנֶשׁ־, ר' עָנְשֵׁי־; כ' עָנְשִׁי
- Gematria
- 426
This is how Onesh is said in other languages.
- English
- penalty, punishment
- Arabic
- عُقوبَة, عِقاب
- Russian
- наказание
- French
- punition
These words mean nearly the same as Onesh.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Onesh.
- פרס
- שכר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Onesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בעיטת עונשין
- החטא וענשו
- ענש גרירה מתחת לשדרית
- עונש מות
- ענש מלקות לעיני הצי
- עונש משמים
- עונש קולקטיבי
- שכר ועונש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Onesh comes from the root ע־נ־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Onesh comes from.
במכתבי אל-עמארנה הכתובים בלשון כנענית מופיעה המילה בצורת 'מַעַנַשׁ' ma-a-naš, בהוראת 'צרה'.
These words come before and after Onesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Onesh.
What does Onesh (עונש) mean in Hebrew?
Onesh (עונש) means penalty and punishment. It is said onesh, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Onesh (עונש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Onesh (עונש) are סנקציה, ענישה, צרה, and ברוך.
What is the opposite of Onesh (עונש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Onesh (עונש) are פרס and שכר.
Is Onesh (עונש) masculine or feminine?
The word Onesh (עונש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֳנָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ענש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.