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Kiss in Hebrew is נִשֵּׁק (nishék).

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

נִשֵּׁק
nishék
verb
In English

kiss

/kɪs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with K

These are the Hebrew words for kiss as a verb.

to touch with the lips

  • נִשֵּׁקנישקnishék
  • נתן נשיקהnatán n'shiká

to touch lightly

  • נָשַׁקנשקnasháq

to touch each other’s lips

  • הִתְנַשֵּׁקהתנשקhitnashék

These are the Hebrew words for kiss as a noun.

a touch with the lips

These English words share a Hebrew word with kiss.

These words come before and after kiss in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨kiss⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨kiss⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨kiss⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נִשֵּׁק⁩, said nishék. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נישק⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨kiss⁩?

Besides ⁨נישק⁩, ⁨kiss⁩ can be said ⁨נתן נשיקה⁩ (natán n'shiká), ⁨נָשַׁק⁩ (nasháq), ⁨הִתְנַשֵּׁק⁩ (hitnashék), or ⁨נְשִׁיקָה⁩ (neshiká), depending on the meaning.

How is ⁨kiss⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨kiss⁩ is pronounced ⁨/kɪs/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry kiss 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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