Pesa (פסע) means pace in Hebrew.
It can also mean step. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pace, step
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pesa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המרחק בין שתי טביעות רגליים בעת התקדמות, וכן תנועת הגוף היוצרת התקדמות זו.
...וַיֹּאמֶר אַל-יֵדַע-זֹאת יְהוֹנָתָן פֶּן-יֵעָצֵב וְאוּלָם חַי-יְהוָה וְחֵי נַפְשֶׁךָ כִּי כְפֶשַׂע בֵּינִי וּבֵין הַמָּוֶת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pesa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּסַע גם פֶּשַֹע
- Written without vowel points
- פסע
- Said
- pesa
- Root
- פ־ס־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 210
This is how Pesa is said in other languages.
- English
- pace, step
- German
- Stufe
These words mean nearly the same as Pesa.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pesa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כפסע בין
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pesa comes from the root פ־ס־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Pesa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pesa.
What does Pesa (פסע) mean in Hebrew?
Pesa (פסע) means pace and step. It is said pesa, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Pesa (פסע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pesa (פסע) are פסיעה, צעד, שעל, and פעם.
Is Pesa (פסע) masculine or feminine?
The word Pesa (פסע) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פסע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.