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Spread in Hebrew is פָּשַׁט (pashát).

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

פָּשַׁט
pashát
verb
In English

spread

/spɹɛd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for spread as a verb.

to extend, stretch out (limbs etc)

to stretch out, expand

  • פָּרַשׂפרשparás

to disperse, scatter

  • פִּזֵרפזרpizzér
  • בָּזַקבזקbazáq
  • זָרָהזרהzará

(intransitive) to proliferate, to become more widely present, to be disseminated

(transitive) to disseminate, make known or present

  • הֵפִיץהפיץhefíts

(intransitive) to take up a larger area, expand

  • הִתְפַּשֵּׁטהתפשטhitpashét

to smear, distribute in a thin layer

  • מָרַחמרחmaráẖ

to open one's legs especially for sexual favours

  • פישקpisék

These are the Hebrew words for spread as a noun.

food designed to be spread

  • מִמְרָחממרחmimrákhmasculine

two facing pages

  • כְּפוּלָהכפולהkfuláfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word פָּשַׁט.

Written with vowel points
פָּשַׁט
Written without vowel points
פשט
Said
pashát
Its meanings in English
spread, to remove, to take off, to extend; to reach out, to spread, to proliferate

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with spread.

These words come before and after spread in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨spread⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨spread⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨spread⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פָּשַׁט⁩, said pashát. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פשט⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨spread⁩?

Besides ⁨פשט⁩, ⁨spread⁩ can be said ⁨פָּרַשׂ⁩ (parás), ⁨פִּזֵר⁩ (pizzér), ⁨בָּזַק⁩ (bazáq), ⁨זָרָה⁩ (zará), or ⁨הִתְפַּשֵּׁט⁩ (hitpashét), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨פשט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨spread⁩, ⁨פשט⁩ can mean ⁨to remove, to take off, to extend; to reach out, and to spread, to proliferate⁩.

How is ⁨spread⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨spread⁩ is pronounced ⁨/spɹɛd/⁩.

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