Kashyut (קשיות) means hardness in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַשְׁיוּת
kashyut
noun · feminine
In English
hardness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kashyut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תכונה של חומר במצב מוצק המתאר את מידת ההתנגדות שלו לשינוי בצורתו.
The word Kashyut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַשְׁיוּת
- Written without vowel points
- קשיות
- Said
- kashyut
- Root
- ק־ש־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּת
- Gematria
- 816
This is how Kashyut is said in other languages.
- English
- hardness
These words mean the opposite of Kashyut.
- רכות
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The word Kashyut comes from the root ק־ש־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kashyut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kashyut.
What does Kashyut (קשיות) mean in Hebrew?
Kashyut (קשיות) means hardness. It is said kashyut, with the stress on kash.
What is the opposite of Kashyut (קשיות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kashyut (קשיות) are רכות.
Is Kashyut (קשיות) masculine or feminine?
The word Kashyut (קשיות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשיות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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