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Parsa (פרסה) means hoof in Hebrew.

It can also mean horseshoe. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פַּרְסָה
parsa
noun · feminine
In English

hoof, horseshoe

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Parsa.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    קצות האצבעות בכף רגלם של יונקים צמחוניים שונים, ובפרט הצפורן הגדולה המכסה את כולה.
    כֹּל מַפְרֶסֶת פַּרְסָה וְשֹׁסַעַת שֶׁסַע פְּרָסֹת מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה בַּבְּהֵמָה אֹתָהּ תֹּאכֵלוּ.
  2. 2
    קשת עשויה ברזל הממוסמרת לרגלי הסוס על מנת להאט את השחיקה בכף רגלו.
    אֲשֶׁר חִצָּיו שְׁנוּנִים וְכָל־קַשְּׁתֹתָיו דְּרֻכוֹת; פַּרְסוֹת סוּסָיו כַּצַּר נֶחְשָׁבוּ וְגַלְגִּלָּיו כַּסּוּפָה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Parsa is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
פַּרְסָה
Written without vowel points
פרסה
Said
parsa
Root
פ־ר־ס
Pattern
קַטְלָה
Plural
פְּרָסוֹת
Inflections
פַּרְסַת־; ר' פְּרָסוֹת, פַּרְסוֹת־
Gematria
345

This is how Parsa is said in other languages.

English
hoof, horseshoe
Russian
подкова
German
Hufeisen

These words rhyme with Parsa.

The word Parsa is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • מכפיל פרסה
  • מפריס פרסה
  • סיבוב פרסה
  • פניית פרסה
  • פרטיי פרסה
  • שסוע פרסה
  • תאורית הפרסה

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The word Parsa comes from the root פ־ר־ס, like these words.

These words come before and after Parsa in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Parsa.

What does Parsa (⁨פרסה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Parsa (⁨פרסה⁩) means hoof and horseshoe. It is said parsa, with the stress on sa.

What rhymes with Parsa (⁨פרסה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Parsa (⁨פרסה⁩) include ⁨מושא⁩, ⁨הנדסה⁩, ⁨תמיסה⁩, ⁨תפיסה⁩, ⁨רכסה⁩, and ⁨נישא⁩.

Is Parsa (⁨פרסה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Parsa (⁨פרסה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨פְּרָסוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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