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Yoresh (יורש) means successor in Hebrew.

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

יוֹרֵשׁ
yoresh
noun · masculine
In English

successor, heir

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yoresh.

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

  1. 1
    מי שמקבל, או מתעתד לקבל, רכוש או תואר עם מות הבעלים המקוריים.
    לִבְנֵי עַמּוֹן כֹּה אָמַר יהוה הֲבָנִים אֵין לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אִם-יוֹרֵשׁ אֵין לוֹ מַדּוּעַ יָרַשׁ מַלְכָּם אֶת-גָּד וְעַמּוֹ בְּעָרָיו יָשָׁב."
  2. 2
    בהשאלהממשיך הדרך, חלקים נרחבים בקרב מנהיגי הנצרות עדיין רואים בעצמם כיורשיהם הטבעיים של היהודים.

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

The word Yoresh is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
יוֹרֵשׁ
Written without vowel points
יורש
Said
yoresh
Root
י־ר־ש
Pattern
קוֹטֵל
Feminine form
יוֹרֶשֶׁת ר' יוֹרְשִׁים רנ' יוֹרְשׁוֹת
Inflections
נ' יוֹרֶשֶׁת ר' יוֹרְשִׁים רנ' יוֹרְשׁוֹת
Gematria
516

This is how Yoresh is said in other languages.

English
successor, heir
Arabic
وارِث
French
héritier
Spanish
heredero
German
Erbe

These words rhyme with Yoresh.

The word Yoresh is part of these phrases and sayings.

The word Yoresh comes from the root י־ר־ש, like these words.

This is where the word Yoresh comes from.

מקור המילה במקרא. המשמעות ושורש המילה "יורש" קיימים בשפות שמיות (ערבית: וַרִתָ' وَرِثَ) ( אוגריתית; ירש; yrţ), (yrwt בסורית ארמית) (אכדית;יַָארִטֻ:yāritu).

These words come before and after Yoresh in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Yoresh.

What does Yoresh (⁨יורש⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Yoresh (⁨יורש⁩) means successor and heir. It is said yoresh, with the stress on resh.

What rhymes with Yoresh (⁨יורש⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Yoresh (⁨יורש⁩) include ⁨אש⁩, ⁨יבש⁩, ⁨טיפש⁩, ⁨חמש⁩, ⁨מפרש⁩, and ⁨שש⁩.

Is Yoresh (⁨יורש⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Yoresh (⁨יורש⁩) is a masculine noun.

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

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