Kashish (קשיש) means elderly in Hebrew.
It can also mean old. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
elderly, old
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kashish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם זקן, מבוגר מאוד.
The word Kashish is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קָשִׁישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- קשיש
- Said
- kashish
- Plural
- קְשִׁישִׁים
- Feminine form
- קְשִׁישָׁה
- Inflections
- ר' קְשִׁישִׁים; נ' קְשִׁישָׁה, נ"ר קְשִׁישׁוֹת; קְשִׁיש־, ר' קְשִׁישֵי־
- Gematria
- 710
This is how Kashish is said in other languages.
- English
- elderly, old
- Arabic
- عجوز
- Russian
- престарелый
- French
- vieux
- Spanish
- anciano
- German
- alt
- Yiddish
- אַלט
These words mean nearly the same as Kashish.
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These words mean the opposite of Kashish.
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What does Kashish (קשיש) mean in Hebrew?
Kashish (קשיש) means elderly and old. It is said kashish, with the stress on shish.
What is a synonym for Kashish (קשיש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kashish (קשיש) are ישיש, בא בימים, שבע ימים, זקן, סבא, and סבתא.
What is the opposite of Kashish (קשיש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kashish (קשיש) are צעיר, ילד, and נער.
What rhymes with Kashish (קשיש)?
Words that rhyme with Kashish (קשיש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.