חמשיר

עברית

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חמשיר

/χam.ˈʃiʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Blend of חָמֵשׁ/חֲמִישָּׁה (khamésh/khamishá, “five”) + שִׁיר (shir, “song”), due to fact that it is composed of five lines

noun חַמְשִׁיר · khamshír · חַמְשִׁירִים · חַמְשִׁירִי · חַמְשִׁירֵנוּ

limerick, a humorous rhymic verse consisting of five lines with the rhyme scheme AABBA

In English

limerick humorous rhyming verse of five lines

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MLA

"חמשיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

חמשיר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8

Chicago

"חמשיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חמשיר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}