Kav haoni (קו העוני) means poverty line in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַו הָעֹנִי
kav haoni
phrase
In English
poverty line
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kav haoni.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רמת הכנסה שמי שנמצא מתחתיה נקרא עני.
The word Kav haoni is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- קַו הָעֹנִי
- Written without vowel points
- קו העוני
- Said
- kav haoni
- Gematria
- 247
This is how Kav haoni is said in other languages.
- English
- poverty line
These words come before and after Kav haoni in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kav haoni.
What does Kav haoni (קו העוני) mean in Hebrew?
Kav haoni (קו העוני) means poverty line. It is said kav haoni, with the stress on oni.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קו העני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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