Parnasa (פרנסה) means need in Hebrew.
It can also mean necessity, providing, subsistence, occupation, and livelihood. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
need, necessity, providing, subsistence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Parnasa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צרכים, מה שנזקקים לו.
- 2אספקת צרכי החיים.
- 3עבודה או עיסוק מהם מרויחים את הכסף לרכישת מה שנזקקים לו.
The word Parnasa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פַּרְנָסָה
- Written without vowel points
- פרנסה
- Said
- parnasa
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- פַּרְנָסוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' פַּרְנָסוֹת; פַּרְנָסַת־, ר' פַּרְנְסוֹת־
- Gematria
- 395
This is how Parnasa is said in other languages.
- English
- need, necessity, providing, subsistence, occupation, livelihood
- French
- gagne-pain, subsistance
- German
- Lebensunterhalt
These words rhyme with Parnasa.
The word Parnasa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מי שנותן חיים יתן פרנסה
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These words come before and after Parnasa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Parnasa.
What does Parnasa (פרנסה) mean in Hebrew?
Parnasa (פרנסה) means need, necessity, and providing. It is said parnasa, with the stress on sa.
What rhymes with Parnasa (פרנסה)?
Words that rhyme with Parnasa (פרנסה) include מושא, הנדסה, תמיסה, תפיסה, רכסה, and נישא.
Is Parnasa (פרנסה) masculine or feminine?
The word Parnasa (פרנסה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is פַּרְנָסוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרנסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.