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Piseach (פיסח) means lame in Hebrew.

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

פִּסֵּחַ
piseach
adjective
In English

lame

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Piseach.

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

  1. 1
    בעל מום ברגליו, צולע.
    כִּי כָל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ מוּם לֹא יִקְרָב - אִישׁ עִוֵּר אוֹ פִסֵּחַ אוֹ חָרֻם אוֹ שָׂרוּעַ

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

The word Piseach is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
פִּסֵּחַ
Written without vowel points
פיסח
Said
piseach
Root
פ־ס־ח
Pattern
קִטֵּל
Plural
פִּסְּחִים (במקרא: פִּסְחִים)
Feminine form
פִּסַּחַת
Inflections
ר' פִּסְּחִים (במקרא: פִּסְחִים); נ' פִּסַּחַת, נ"ר פִּסְּחוֹת
Gematria
158

This is how Piseach is said in other languages.

English
lame
Arabic
أعرج

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These words rhyme with Piseach.

The word Piseach comes from the root פ־ס־ח, like these words.

These words come before and after Piseach in the dictionary.

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What does Piseach (⁨פיסח⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Piseach (⁨פיסח⁩) means lame. It is said piseach, with the stress on se.

What is a synonym for Piseach (⁨פיסח⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Piseach (⁨פיסח⁩) are ⁨צולע⁩, ⁨חיגר⁩, and ⁨נכה רגליים⁩.

What rhymes with Piseach (⁨פיסח⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Piseach (⁨פיסח⁩) include ⁨ירח⁩, ⁨ריח⁩, ⁨שמח⁩, ⁨מפתח⁩, ⁨פיקח⁩, and ⁨מח⁩.

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

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