Dagesh kal (דגש קל) means dagesh lene in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דָּגֵשׁ קַל
dagesh kal
phrase
In English
dagesh lene
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dagesh kal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דקדוקדגש המסמן את ההבחנה בין שתי דרכי ההגייה של העיצורים ב ג ד כ פ ת.
The word Dagesh kal is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּגֵשׁ קַל
- Written without vowel points
- דגש קל
- Said
- dagesh kal
- Gematria
- 437
This is how Dagesh kal is said in other languages.
- English
- dagesh lene
These words mean nearly the same as Dagesh kal.
These words come before and after Dagesh kal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dagesh kal.
What does Dagesh kal (דגש קל) mean in Hebrew?
Dagesh kal (דגש קל) means dagesh lene. It is said dagesh kal, with the stress on gesh.
What is a synonym for Dagesh kal (דגש קל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dagesh kal (דגש קל) are דגש קשין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דגש קל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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