Poshea (פושע) means felon in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
felon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Poshea.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שביצע עבירה חמורה על החוק או מעשה בלתי מוסרי חמור אחר, או נוהג כך כאורח חיים.
...אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱרָה לַמָּוֶת נַפְשׁוֹ, וְאֶת־פּשְׁעִים נִמְנָה; וְהוּא חֵטְא־רַבִּים נָשָׂא, וְלַפּשְׁעִים יַפְגִּיעַ.
- 2דבר־מה המאופיין באי־חוקיות, באי־מוסריות או בחומרה יתירה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Poshea is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פּוֹשֵׁעַ
- Written without vowel points
- פושע
- Said
- poshea
- Root
- פ־ש־ע
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- פּוֹשְׁעִים
- Feminine form
- פּוֹשַׁעַת
- Inflections
- נ' פּוֹשַׁעַת; ר' פּוֹשְׁעִים, פּוֹשְׁעֵי־; נ"ר פּוֹשְׁעוֹת
- Gematria
- 456
This is how Poshea is said in other languages.
- English
- felon
These words mean nearly the same as Poshea.
- בליעלdelinquent
- חוטא
- עברייןoffender
- קרימינל
- רשע
- חטאsinner
- נבלbad guy
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These words mean the opposite of Poshea.
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These words rhyme with Poshea.
The word Poshea comes from the root פ־ש־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Poshea in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Poshea.
What does Poshea (פושע) mean in Hebrew?
Poshea (פושע) means felon. It is said poshea, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Poshea (פושע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Poshea (פושע) are בליעל, חוטא, עבריין, קרימינל, רשע, and חטא.
What is the opposite of Poshea (פושע)?
Words that mean the opposite of Poshea (פושע) are בר לבב, חף מפשע, צדיק, and שב.
What rhymes with Poshea (פושע)?
Words that rhyme with Poshea (פושע) include רע, נוסע, אונומטופיאה, צפרדע, הושע, and גליאה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פושע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.