Kavat ish (כות איש) means manhole in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּוַּת אִישׁ
kavat ish
noun · feminine
In English
manhole
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kavat ish.
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 לצורכי תחזוקה ולתיקונים.
The word Kavat ish is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּוַּת אִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- כות איש
- Said
- kavat ish
- Plural
- כַּוּוֹת אִישׁ
- Inflections
- ר' כַּוּוֹת אִישׁ
- Gematria
- 737
This is how Kavat ish is said in other languages.
- English
- manhole
- French
- trou d'homme
- German
- Mannloch
These words mean nearly the same as Kavat ish.
These words come before and after Kavat ish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kavat ish.
What does Kavat ish (כות איש) mean in Hebrew?
Kavat ish (כות איש) means manhole. It is said kavat ish, with the stress on vat.
What is a synonym for Kavat ish (כות איש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kavat ish (כות איש) are כוות אדם.
Is Kavat ish (כות איש) masculine or feminine?
The word Kavat ish (כות איש) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּוּוֹת אִישׁ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כות איש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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