Meanings
verbbentsh (third-person singular simple present bentshes, present participle bentshing, simple past and past participle bentshed)
present singular third person bentshes · participle present bentshing · participle past bentshed · past bentshed · alternative bench · alternative bensh · alternative bentsch
- JudaismTo recite the Birkat Hamazon.
Origin
- Yiddishבענטשן“to bless”
- Englishbentsh
Borrowed from Yiddish בענטשן (bentshn, “to bless”).
More words from Yiddish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch bensjen
- bensjento recite the Birkat Hamazon
Hungarian bencsol
- bencsolto recite the Birkat Hamazon
Yiddish בענטשן
- בענטשן (bentshn)to recite the Birkat Hamazon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bentsh
frenchbenchwrenchtrenchworkbenchstenchquenchmenschdenchdrenchtenchclenchentrenchhenchretrenchblenchdog bone wrenchkenchnut wrenchpardon my Frenchring wrenchscrew wrenchunclench
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
bentsh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bentsh
MLA
“bentsh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bentsh. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bentsh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bentsh.
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