Kaskeset (קשקשת) means dandruff in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dandruff
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kaskeset.
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.
אֶת-זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים אֹתָם תֹּאכֵלוּ.
- 2בהשאלהתופעה הנגרמת בעקבות השרה גדולה מדי של תאי עור מתים מאזור הקרקפת והזקן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kaskeset is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת
- Written without vowel points
- קשקשת
- Said
- kaskeset
- Root
- ק־ש־ק־ש
- Pattern
- קַטֶּלֶת
- Plural
- קַשְֹקַשִֹים
- Inflections
- ר' קַשְֹקַשִֹים
- Gematria
- 1,200
This is how Kaskeset is said in other languages.
- English
- dandruff
These words mean nearly the same as Kaskeset.
- פיטיריאזיס קפיטיס
- קשקש
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These words rhyme with Kaskeset.
The word Kaskeset comes from the root ק־ש־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Kaskeset in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kaskeset.
What does Kaskeset (קשקשת) mean in Hebrew?
Kaskeset (קשקשת) means dandruff. It is said kaskeset, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Kaskeset (קשקשת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kaskeset (קשקשת) are פיטיריאזיס קפיטיס and קשקש.
What rhymes with Kaskeset (קשקשת)?
Words that rhyme with Kaskeset (קשקשת) include כנסת, לסת, מרפסת, אפרכסת, כסת, and תופסת.
Is Kaskeset (קשקשת) masculine or feminine?
The word Kaskeset (קשקשת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קַשְֹקַשִֹים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשקשת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.