Almenat kash (אלמנת־קש) means grass widow in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ
almenat kash
noun · feminine
In English
grass widow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Almenat kash.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עממיכינוי לאשה נשואה שבעלה נמצא הרחק מביתם לתקופה ממושכת או אף נטש אותה. ולפי זה, גם הכינוי "אלמן קש".
- 2צבאכינוי לנוהל צבאי בצה"ל.
The word Almenat kash is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- אלמנת־קש
- Said
- almenat kash
- Plural
- אַלְמְנוֹת קַשׁ
- Inflections
- ר' אַלְמְנוֹת קַשׁ
- Gematria
- 921
This is how Almenat kash is said in other languages.
- English
- grass widow
- German
- Strohwitwe
These words come before and after Almenat kash in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Almenat kash.
What does Almenat kash (אלמנת־קש) mean in Hebrew?
Almenat kash (אלמנת־קש) means grass widow. It is said almenat kash, with the stress on nat.
Is Almenat kash (אלמנת־קש) masculine or feminine?
The word Almenat kash (אלמנת־קש) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אַלְמְנוֹת קַשׁ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלמנת קש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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