Tipesh (טיפש) means dumb in Hebrew.
It can also mean fool and stupid. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dumb, fool, stupid
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tipesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי גנאיאדם חסר השכלה, שאינו חכם ושאינו ניחן ביכולת חשיבה והבנה.
The word Tipesh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- טִפֵּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- טיפש
- Said
- tipesh
- Pattern
- קִטֵּל
- Plural
- טִפְּשִׁים
- Feminine form
- טִפְּשָׁה
- Inflections
- ר' טִפְּשִׁים; נ' טִפְּשָׁה, נ"ר טִפְּשׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 399
This is how Tipesh is said in other languages.
- English
- dumb, fool, stupid
- Arabic
- أهبل, تنبل, جحش
- Russian
- глупый
- French
- stupide
- Spanish
- estúpido
- German
- dumm, blöd, dämlich
These words mean nearly the same as Tipesh.
- אהבל
- אוויל
- אידיוטidiot
- אימבצילimbecile
- אנאלפביתilliterate person
- בול עץlog
- בוק
- בור
- בער
- דבילchump
- דפוקbusted
- חלמאיidiotic
- חמור
- טמבל
- כסיל
- מח של צפור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tipesh.
- חכם
- נבוןbright
- גאוןgenious
- פיקח
- ערוםsly
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tipesh.
The word Tipesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- טיפש מטופש
- גיל טיפש עשרה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Tipesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tipesh.
What does Tipesh (טיפש) mean in Hebrew?
Tipesh (טיפש) means dumb, fool, and stupid. It is said tipesh, with the stress on pesh.
What is a synonym for Tipesh (טיפש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tipesh (טיפש) are אהבל, אוויל, אידיוט, אימבציל, אנאלפבית, and בול עץ.
What is the opposite of Tipesh (טיפש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tipesh (טיפש) are חכם, נבון, גאון, פיקח, and ערום.
What rhymes with Tipesh (טיפש)?
Words that rhyme with Tipesh (טיפש) include אש, יבש, חמש, מפרש, שש, and מוקש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טפש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.