Kadish (קדיש) means kaddish in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַדִּישׁ
kadish
noun · masculine
In English
kaddish
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kadish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קטע תפילה קצר, הכתוב רובו בארמית ונקרא בנוכחות מניין אנשים. נאמר בעיקר במהלך תפילה בציבור וכן לעילוי נשמת אדם יהודי.
The word Kadish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַדִּישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- קדיש
- Said
- kadish
- Root
- ק־ד־ש
- Pattern
- קַטִּיל
- Gematria
- 414
This is how Kadish is said in other languages.
- English
- kaddish
These words rhyme with Kadish.
The word Kadish is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חצי קדיש
- ח"ק
- קדיש גדול
- קדיש יתום
- יום הקדיש הכללי
- אמר עליו קדיש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kadish comes from the root ק־ד־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Kadish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kadish.
What does Kadish (קדיש) mean in Hebrew?
Kadish (קדיש) means kaddish. It is said kadish, with the stress on dish.
What rhymes with Kadish (קדיש)?
Words that rhyme with Kadish (קדיש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
Is Kadish (קדיש) masculine or feminine?
The word Kadish (קדיש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קדיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.