Kavat adam (כוות אדם) means manhole in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּוַּת אָדָם
kavat adam
noun · feminine
In English
manhole
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kavat adam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פתח קטן במכל, בדוד או במדור סגור מכל צדדיו, המצויד במכסה אטום ומהודק בברגים. משמש לכניסת אדם פנימה לתחזוקה ולתיקונים.
The word Kavat adam is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּוַּת אָדָם
- Written without vowel points
- כוות אדם
- Said
- kavat adam
- Plural
- כַּוּוֹת אָדָם
- Inflections
- ר' כַּוּוֹת אָדָם
- Gematria
- 477
This is how Kavat adam is said in other languages.
- English
- manhole
- French
- trou d'homme
- German
- Mannloch
These words mean nearly the same as Kavat adam.
These words come before and after Kavat adam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kavat adam.
What does Kavat adam (כוות אדם) mean in Hebrew?
Kavat adam (כוות אדם) means manhole. It is said kavat adam, with the stress on vat.
What is a synonym for Kavat adam (כוות אדם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kavat adam (כוות אדם) are כות איש.
Is Kavat adam (כוות אדם) masculine or feminine?
The word Kavat adam (כוות אדם) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּוּוֹת אָדָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כות אדם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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