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Old chap in Hebrew is קְשִׁישָׁא (kshísha).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

קְשִׁישָׁא
kshísha
noun · masculine
In English

old chap

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with O

These are the Hebrew words for old chap as a noun.

Affectionate term of address for a man

  • קְשִׁישָׁאקשישאkshíshamasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word קְשִׁישָׁא.

Written with vowel points
קְשִׁישָׁא
Written without vowel points
קשישא
Said
kshísha
Its meanings in English
old chap, Affectionate term of address for a man

These words come before and after old chap in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨old chap⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨old chap⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨old chap⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קְשִׁישָׁא⁩, said kshísha. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קשישא⁩.

Is ⁨קשישא⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨קשישא⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨קשישא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨old chap⁩, ⁨קשישא⁩ can mean ⁨Affectionate term of address for a man⁩.

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