Shimpanze (שימפנזה) means chimp in Hebrew.
It can also mean chimpanzee. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שִׁימְפַּנְזֶה
shimpanze
noun · masculine
In English
chimp, chimpanzee
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shimpanze.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קוף ממשפחת קופי האדם שצבעו בדר"כ חום וגודלו כגודל בן אדם.
The word Shimpanze is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁימְפַּנְזֶה
- Written without vowel points
- שימפנזה
- Said
- shimpanze
- Plural
- שִׁימְפַּנְזִים
- Inflections
- ר' שִׁימְפַּנְזִים
- Gematria
- 492
This is how Shimpanze is said in other languages.
- English
- chimp, chimpanzee
- Russian
- шимпанзе
- Spanish
- chimpancé
- German
- Schimpanse
The word Shimpanze is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שימפנזה ננסי
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What does Shimpanze (שימפנזה) mean in Hebrew?
Shimpanze (שימפנזה) means chimp and chimpanzee. It is said shimpanze, with the stress on pan.
Is Shimpanze (שימפנזה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shimpanze (שימפנזה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שִׁימְפַּנְזִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שימפנזה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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