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Brush in Hebrew is מִבְרֶשֶׁת (mivréshet).

It can also be said הברשה or הבריש, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מִבְרֶשֶׁת
mivréshet
noun · feminine
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In English

brush

/bɹʌʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for brush as a noun.

implement

act of brushing

  • הברשהhavrasháfeminine

These are the Hebrew words for brush as a verb.

to clean (with a brush)

  • הִבְרִישׁהברישhivrísh

This is more about the Hebrew word מִבְרֶשֶׁת.

Written with vowel points
מִבְרֶשֶׁת
Written without vowel points
מברשת
Said
mivréshet
Plural
מִבְרָשׁוֹת
Its meanings in English
brush, A brush: an implement used for brushing hair, scrubbing, or the like

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מברשת, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with brush.

These words come before and after brush in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨brush⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨brush⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨brush⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִבְרֶשֶׁת⁩, said mivréshet. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מברשת⁩. Its plural is ⁨מִבְרָשׁוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨brush⁩?

Besides ⁨מברשת⁩, ⁨brush⁩ can be said ⁨הברשה⁩ (havrashá) or ⁨הִבְרִישׁ⁩ (hivrísh), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨מברשת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מברשת⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨מברשת⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨brush⁩, ⁨מברשת⁩ can mean ⁨A brush: an implement used for brushing hair, scrubbing, or the like⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry brush and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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