Tinshemet (תנשמת) means barn owl in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תִּנְשֶׁמֶת
tinshemet
noun · feminine
In English
barn owl
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tinshemet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין עוף דורס לילה שוכן חורבות. שמו המדעי: Tyto alba. התנשמת ניזונה מחיות בר זעירות ובעיקר ממכרסמים, ועל כן משמשת לעתים כמדביר טבעי.
The word Tinshemet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תִּנְשֶׁמֶת
- Written without vowel points
- תנשמת
- Said
- tinshemet
- Root
- נ־ש־מ
- Pattern
- תִּקְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- תִּנְשָׁמוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תִּנְשָׁמוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,190
This is how Tinshemet is said in other languages.
- English
- barn owl
- Russian
- сипуха обыкновенная
- French
- effraie, dame blanche
- Spanish
- lechuza
- German
- Schleiereule
These words rhyme with Tinshemet.
The word Tinshemet comes from the root נ־ש־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tinshemet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tinshemet.
What does Tinshemet (תנשמת) mean in Hebrew?
Tinshemet (תנשמת) means barn owl. It is said tinshemet, with the stress on she.
What rhymes with Tinshemet (תנשמת)?
Words that rhyme with Tinshemet (תנשמת) include חותמת, כוסמת, חמת, צמת, קמט, and פמפמת.
Is Tinshemet (תנשמת) masculine or feminine?
The word Tinshemet (תנשמת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תִּנְשָׁמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תנשמת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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