Play

"Play" in Hebrew

מִשְׂחָק

miskhák

(playful activity)

מִשְׂחָק

miskhák

(individual's performance in a sport)

מִשְׂחָק

miskhák

(theatrical performance)

מַחֲזֶה

makhazé

(theatrical performance)

מחזה

maħazeh

(literary composition intended to be represented)

שַׁעֲשׁוּעַ

sha'ashúa

(playful activity)

השמיע

hishmía

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

השתעשע

hishta'ashéa

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

ניגן

(produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense))

ניגן

nigén

(produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense))

שִׂחֵק

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

שיחק

sikhék

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

שיחק \ שִׂחֵק

sikhék

(act in a performance)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.