Al hakaskas (על הקשקש) means in the nick of time in Hebrew.
It can also mean by a hair. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַל הַקַּשְׂקַשׂ
al hakaskas
adverb
In English
in the nick of time, by a hair
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Al hakaskas.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עממיברגע האחרון, ממש לפני הסוף.
- 2עממיבפער זעום, בדוחק; גבולי.
The word Al hakaskas is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- עַל הַקַּשְׂקַשׂ
- Written without vowel points
- על הקשקש
- Said
- al hakaskas
- Root
- ק־ש־ק־ש
- Gematria
- 905
This is how Al hakaskas is said in other languages.
- English
- in the nick of time, by a hair
The word Al hakaskas comes from the root ק־ש־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Al hakaskas in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Al hakaskas.
What does Al hakaskas (על הקשקש) mean in Hebrew?
Al hakaskas (על הקשקש) means in the nick of time and by a hair. It is said al hakaskas, with the stress on kas.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry על הקשקש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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