Sikhek be'esh (שיחק באש) means play with fire in Hebrew.
It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
play with fire
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sikhek be'esh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נכנס ללע הארי; נהג בקלות דעת במצב מסוכן; לא התחשב בנזקים שעלולים לקרות לו.
The word Sikhek be'esh is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׂחֵק בְּאֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- שיחק באש
- Said
- sikhek be'esh
- Plural
- שִׂחֲקוּ בְּאֵשׁ
- Feminine form
- שִׂחֲקָה בְּאֵשׁ
- Inflections
- נ' שִׂחֲקָה בְּאֵשׁ, ר' שִׂחֲקוּ בְּאֵשׁ
- Gematria
- 721
This is how Sikhek be'esh is said in other languages.
- English
- play with fire
- Russian
- играть с огнём
- French
- jouer avec le feu
- Spanish
- jugar con fuego
- German
- mit dem Feuer spielen
These words mean nearly the same as Sikhek be'esh.
- הסתכן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sikhek be'esh.
- נזהר
- נשמר
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These words come before and after Sikhek be'esh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sikhek be'esh.
What does Sikhek be'esh (שיחק באש) mean in Hebrew?
Sikhek be'esh (שיחק באש) means play with fire. It is said sikhek be'esh, with the stress on khek.
What is a synonym for Sikhek be'esh (שיחק באש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sikhek be'esh (שיחק באש) are הסתכן.
What is the opposite of Sikhek be'esh (שיחק באש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sikhek be'esh (שיחק באש) are נזהר and נשמר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחק באש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.