Kashtit (קשתית) means iris in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַשְׁתִּית
kashtit
noun · feminine
In English
iris
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kashtit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1העִגול הצבעוני בעין אשר מקיף את האישון.
The word Kashtit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַשְׁתִּית
- Written without vowel points
- קשתית
- Said
- kashtit
- Root
- ק־ש־ת
- Pattern
- קַטְלִית
- Plural
- קַשְׁתִּיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' קַשְׁתִּיּוֹת; קַשְׁתִּית־
- Gematria
- 1,210
This is how Kashtit is said in other languages.
- English
- iris
- Russian
- радужная оболочка
- French
- iris
- Spanish
- iris
- German
- Iris
These words rhyme with Kashtit.
The word Kashtit comes from the root ק־ש־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Kashtit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kashtit.
What does Kashtit (קשתית) mean in Hebrew?
Kashtit (קשתית) means iris. It is said kashtit, with the stress on tit.
What rhymes with Kashtit (קשתית)?
Words that rhyme with Kashtit (קשתית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Kashtit (קשתית) masculine or feminine?
The word Kashtit (קשתית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קַשְׁתִּיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשתית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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