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Parush (פרוש) means Pharisee in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פָּרוּשׁ
parush
adjective
In English

Pharisee

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Parush.

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

  1. 1
    אדם סגפן שמתבדל מהנאות העולם.
  2. 2
    בן לאחת הכתות העיקריות של היהודים בימי בית שני, היריבה לצדוקים. היהדות הרבנית היא תולדת כת זו.
  3. 3
    סלנגאדם שהפסיק מערכת זוגית עם אשה שעמה יצא לדייטים

The word Parush is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
פָּרוּשׁ
Written without vowel points
פרוש
Said
parush
Root
פ־ר־ש
Pattern
קָטוּל
Plural
פְּרוּשִׁים
Feminine form
פְּרוּשָׁה
Inflections
נ'פְּרוּשָׁה, ר' פְּרוּשִׁים
Gematria
586

This is how Parush is said in other languages.

English
Pharisee

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These words mean the opposite of Parush.

These words rhyme with Parush.

The word Parush comes from the root פ־ר־ש, like these words.

These words come before and after Parush in the dictionary.

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What does Parush (⁨פרוש⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Parush (⁨פרוש⁩) means Pharisee. It is said parush, with the stress on rush.

What is a synonym for Parush (⁨פרוש⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Parush (⁨פרוש⁩) are ⁨חבר⁩, ⁨אקס⁩, and ⁨זרוק⁩.

What is the opposite of Parush (⁨פרוש⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Parush (⁨פרוש⁩) are ⁨עם הארץ⁩.

What rhymes with Parush (⁨פרוש⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Parush (⁨פרוש⁩) include ⁨פירוש⁩, ⁨רכוש⁩, ⁨לבוש⁩, ⁨חוש⁩, ⁨גוש⁩, and ⁨נחוש⁩.

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

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