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Miss in Hebrew is פִסְפֵס (fisfés).

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

פִסְפֵס
fisfés
verb
In English

miss

/mɪs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for miss as a verb.

to be late for something

  • פִסְפֵספספסfisfés
  • הֶחְמִיץהחמיץheḥmítz

to fail to hit

  • הֶחְטִיאהחטיאhekhtí
  • פִסְפֵספספסfisfésslang

to fail to attend

  • פִסְפֵספספסfisfés
  • הֶחְמִיץהחמיץheḥmítz

to feel the absence of someone or something; to feel the want or need of

  • הִתְגַּעְגֵּעַהתגעגעhitga'agéa'

This is more about the Hebrew word פִסְפֵס.

Written with vowel points
פִסְפֵס
Written without vowel points
פספס
Said
fisfés
Its meanings in English
miss, to miss: not to get, or not to experience

These English words share a Hebrew word with miss.

These words come before and after miss in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨miss⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨miss⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨miss⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פִסְפֵס⁩, said fisfés. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פספס⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨miss⁩?

Besides ⁨פספס⁩, ⁨miss⁩ can be said ⁨הֶחְמִיץ⁩ (heḥmítz), ⁨הֶחְטִיא⁩ (hekhtí), or ⁨הִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ⁩ (hitga'agéa'), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨פספס⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨miss⁩, ⁨פספס⁩ can mean ⁨to miss: not to get, or not to experience⁩.

How is ⁨miss⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨miss⁩ is pronounced ⁨/mɪs/⁩.

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