Kaskas (קשקש) means scale in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַשְֹקַשֹ
kaskas
noun · masculine
In English
scale
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kaskas.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לוחית קרנית וקשיחה. כמוה גדלות רבות על גופם של חלק ממיני הדגים, הזוחלים, והפרפרים; והדומה במבנה לזה.
וְכוֹבַע נְחֹשֶׁת עַל רֹאשׁוֹ וְשִׁרְיוֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂים הוּא לָבוּשׁ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kaskas is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַשְֹקַשֹ
- Written without vowel points
- קשקש
- Said
- kaskas
- Root
- ק־ש־ק־ש
- Pattern
- קַלְקַל
- Plural
- קַשְֹקַשִֹים נ"י - נ"ר קַשְֹקַשָֹיו קַשְֹקַשֶֹיהָ
- Inflections
- ר' קַשְֹקַשִֹים נ"י - נ"ר קַשְֹקַשָֹיו קַשְֹקַשֶֹיהָ
- Gematria
- 800
This is how Kaskas is said in other languages.
- English
- scale
- Arabic
- فلس
- Russian
- чешуя
- French
- écaille
- Spanish
- escama
- German
- Schuppe
The word Kaskas is part of these phrases and sayings.
- על הקשקש
- שריון קשקשים
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The word Kaskas comes from the root ק־ש־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Kaskas in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kaskas.
What does Kaskas (קשקש) mean in Hebrew?
Kaskas (קשקש) means scale. It is said kaskas, with the stress on kas.
Is Kaskas (קשקש) masculine or feminine?
The word Kaskas (קשקש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קַשְֹקַשִֹים נ"י - נ"ר קַשְֹקַשָֹיו קַשְֹקַשֶֹיהָ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשקש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.