Kalabush (קלבוש) means prison in Hebrew.
It can also mean gaol, jail, and calaboose. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prison, gaol, jail, calaboose
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kalabush.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגבית סוהר, מבנה או מתקן סגור ושמור בו מוחזקים עבריינים המרצים עונש מאסר.
The word Kalabush is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קָלָבּוּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- קלבוש
- Said
- kalabush
- Gematria
- 438
This is how Kalabush is said in other languages.
- English
- prison, gaol, jail, calaboose
- Arabic
- سِجْن, حبس
- Russian
- тюрьма, острог
- French
- prison, geôle, maison d'arrêt, bagne
- Spanish
- cárcel, chirona, penitenciaría, prisión
- German
- Gefängnis, Strafanstalt
These words mean nearly the same as Kalabush.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kalabush.
These words come before and after Kalabush in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kalabush.
What does Kalabush (קלבוש) mean in Hebrew?
Kalabush (קלבוש) means prison, gaol, and jail. It is said kalabush, with the stress on bush.
What is a synonym for Kalabush (קלבוש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kalabush (קלבוש) are בית כלא, בית סוהר, and כלא.
What rhymes with Kalabush (קלבוש)?
Words that rhyme with Kalabush (קלבוש) include פירוש, רכוש, לבוש, חוש, גוש, and נחוש.
Is Kalabush (קלבוש) masculine or feminine?
The word Kalabush (קלבוש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קלבוש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.