Tshuka (תשוקה) means lust in Hebrew.
It can also mean passion. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lust, passion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tshuka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רצון ודחף עז להשיג, לעשות דבר מה.
אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר, הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵרֹנֵךְ – בְּעֶצֶב, תֵּלְדִי בָנִים; וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ, וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּךְ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tshuka is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּשׁוּקָה
- Written without vowel points
- תשוקה
- Said
- tshuka
- Root
- ש־ק־ק
- Pattern
- תְּקוּלָה
- Plural
- תְּשׁוּקוֹת
- Inflections
- תְּשׁוּקַת־; ר' תְּשׁוּקוֹת
- Gematria
- 811
This is how Tshuka is said in other languages.
- English
- lust, passion
- Arabic
- شغف
- Russian
- страсть
- French
- ardeur, passion
- Spanish
- pasión, fervor
- German
- Leidenschaft
These words mean nearly the same as Tshuka.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tshuka.
The word Tshuka is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תשוקה חברתית
- תשוקה מינית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tshuka comes from the root ש־ק־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Tshuka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tshuka.
What does Tshuka (תשוקה) mean in Hebrew?
Tshuka (תשוקה) means lust and passion. It is said tshuka, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Tshuka (תשוקה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tshuka (תשוקה) are חשק, להט, רצון, תאוה, ארוס, and כיסופים.
What rhymes with Tshuka (תשוקה)?
Words that rhyme with Tshuka (תשוקה) include קרקע, מכה, סוכה, מצוקה, השקה, and רתיקה.
Is Tshuka (תשוקה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tshuka (תשוקה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תְּשׁוּקוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תשוקה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.