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Tvusa (תבוסה) means defeat in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

תְּבוּסָה
tvusa
noun · feminine
In English

defeat

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tvusa.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מוות
  2. 2
    הפסד צורב, הפסד מוחלט.
    וּמֵאֱלֹהִים, הָיְתָה תְּבוּסַת אֲחַזְיָהוּ, לָבוֹא, אֶל-יוֹרָם; וּבְבֹאוֹ, יָצָא עִם-יְהוֹרָם אֶל-יֵהוּא בֶן-נִמְשִׁי, אֲשֶׁר מְשָׁחוֹ יְהוָה, לְהַכְרִית אֶת-בֵּית אַחְאָב

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Tvusa is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
תְּבוּסָה
Written without vowel points
תבוסה
Said
tvusa
Root
ב־ו־ס
Pattern
תְּקוּלָה
Plural
תְּבוּסוֹת
Inflections
תְּבוּסַת־, ר' תְּבוּסוֹת
Gematria
473

This is how Tvusa is said in other languages.

English
defeat
Arabic
هَزِيمة

These words mean nearly the same as Tvusa.

These words mean the opposite of Tvusa.

These words rhyme with Tvusa.

The word Tvusa is part of these phrases and sayings.

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What does Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩) means defeat. It is said tvusa, with the stress on sa.

What is a synonym for Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩) are ⁨כישלון⁩, ⁨מפלה⁩, ⁨פיאסקו⁩, and ⁨הפסד⁩.

What is the opposite of Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩) are ⁨ניצחון⁩.

What rhymes with Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tvusa (⁨תבוסה⁩) include ⁨מושא⁩, ⁨הנדסה⁩, ⁨תמיסה⁩, ⁨תפיסה⁩, ⁨רכסה⁩, and ⁨נישא⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תבוסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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