Ya'ar geshem (יער גשם) means rainforest in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יַעַר גֶּשֶׁם
ya'ar geshem
noun · masculine
In English
rainforest
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ya'ar geshem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יער שמתאפיין בכמות גשמים רבה.
The word Ya'ar geshem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַעַר גֶּשֶׁם
- Written without vowel points
- יער גשם
- Said
- ya'ar geshem
- Plural
- יַעֲרוֹת־גֶּשֶׁם
- Inflections
- ר' יַעֲרוֹת־גֶּשֶׁם
- Gematria
- 623
This is how Ya'ar geshem is said in other languages.
- English
- rainforest
- Arabic
- غابة اسْتِوائِيَّة
- Russian
- тропический лес
- Spanish
- bosque tropical
- German
- Regenwald
The word Ya'ar geshem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יער גשם טרופי
- יער גשם ממוזג
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These words come before and after Ya'ar geshem in the dictionary.
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What does Ya'ar geshem (יער גשם) mean in Hebrew?
Ya'ar geshem (יער גשם) means rainforest. It is said ya'ar geshem, with the stress on ya'.
Is Ya'ar geshem (יער גשם) masculine or feminine?
The word Ya'ar geshem (יער גשם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יַעֲרוֹת־גֶּשֶׁם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יער גשם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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