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Yetser bsisi (יצר בסיסי) means instinct in Hebrew.

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

יֵצֶר בְּסִיסִי
yetser bsisi
noun · masculine
In English

instinct

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives one meaning for Yetser bsisi.

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

  1. 1
    נטיה מלידה לבצע דבר מסוים באופן מדויק ואוטומטי כתגובה לגירוי חיצוני מסוים.

The word Yetser bsisi is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
יֵצֶר בְּסִיסִי
Written without vowel points
יצר בסיסי
Said
yetser bsisi
Plural
יְצָרִים בְּסִיסִיִּים
Inflections
ר' יְצָרִים בְּסִיסִיִּים
Gematria
442

This is how Yetser bsisi is said in other languages.

English
instinct
Arabic
غريزة

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These words come before and after Yetser bsisi in the dictionary.

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What does Yetser bsisi (⁨יצר בסיסי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Yetser bsisi (⁨יצר בסיסי⁩) means instinct. It is said yetser bsisi, with the stress on ye.

What is a synonym for Yetser bsisi (⁨יצר בסיסי⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Yetser bsisi (⁨יצר בסיסי⁩) are ⁨אינסטינקט⁩.

Is Yetser bsisi (⁨יצר בסיסי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Yetser bsisi (⁨יצר בסיסי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨יְצָרִים בְּסִיסִיִּים⁩.

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

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