Kash (קש) means straw in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
straw
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kash.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גבעולי עשב יבשים. הנשארים אחרי קציר הדגן.
וַיָּפֶץ הָעָם בְּכָל אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְקֹשֵׁשׁ קַשׁ לַתֶּבֶן.
- 2בהשאלהבצירופים שונים: מה שאינו אמיתי
- 3צנור חלול המשמש לשתיה בדרך של מציצה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kash is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- קש
- Said
- kash
- Root
- ק־ש־ש
- Plural
- קַשִּׁים
- Inflections
- ר' קַשִּׁים, קַשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Kash is said in other languages.
- English
- straw
These words mean nearly the same as Kash.
These words rhyme with Kash.
The word Kash is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איש קש
- אלמנת־קש
- בובת קש
- הקש ששבר את גב הגמל
- חברת קש
- כלב על הקש
- נחש מתחת לקש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kash comes from the root ק־ש־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Kash comes from.
המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות, כגון פרסית-תיכונה TBNA, kh /kah,(תבן) ארמית: ܩܫܐ, שנשאלה לערבית כقَشّ על פי הדמיון למבנה גבעול העשב. השוו גם עם הכלי המקראי רש"י שם קסוה בלשון ערבי כלי חלול (משמעות 3).
These words come before and after Kash in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kash.
What does Kash (קש) mean in Hebrew?
Kash (קש) means straw. It is said kash, with the stress on kash.
What is a synonym for Kash (קש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kash (קש) are חציר, קנה, גבעול, חשש, תבן, and שחת.
What rhymes with Kash (קש)?
Words that rhyme with Kash (קש) include חדש, דבש, נחש, משולש, רש, and חלש.
Is Kash (קש) masculine or feminine?
The word Kash (קש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קַשִּׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.