Pesha (פשע) means transgression in Hebrew.
It can also mean felony. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
transgression, felony
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Pesha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוק ומשפטעבירה חמורה על החוק.
וַיִּחַר לְיַעֲקֹב וַיָּרֶב בְּלָבָן, וַיַּעַן יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר לְלָבָן; מַה־פִּשְׁעִי מַה חַטָּאתִי, כִּי דָלַקְתָּ אַחֲרָי.
- 2בהשאלהמעשה רע ולא הוגן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pesha is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּשַׁע
- Written without vowel points
- פשע
- Said
- pesha
- Root
- פ־ש־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּשָעִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּשָעִים; פֶּשַע־, ר' פִּשְעֵי־
- Gematria
- 450
This is how Pesha is said in other languages.
- English
- transgression, felony
- Arabic
- جريمة
These words mean nearly the same as Pesha.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pesha is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ארגון פשע
- הוסיף חטא על פשע
- זירת פשע
- חזר למקום הפשע
- חף מפשע
- מעשה פשע
- משפחת פשע
- פשע כלכלי
- פשע מאורגן
- פשע מלחמה
- פשע מקוון
- פשע נגד האנושות
- פשע שנאה
- שבי פשע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pesha comes from the root פ־ש־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Pesha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pesha.
What does Pesha (פשע) mean in Hebrew?
Pesha (פשע) means transgression and felony. It is said pesha, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Pesha (פשע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pesha (פשע) are עוול, עבירה, פסיעה, חטאת, and אשור.
Is Pesha (פשע) masculine or feminine?
The word Pesha (פשע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּשָעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פשע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.