Kayas (כייס) means pickpocket in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pickpocket
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kayas.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1"גנב כיסים". אדם הגונב ארנקים וחפצים אישיים מתוך כיסיהם של אנשים.
The word Kayas is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּיָּס
- Written without vowel points
- כייס
- Said
- kayas
- Root
- כ־י־ס
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- כַּיָּסִים
- Feminine form
- כַּיֶּסֶת
- Inflections
- נ' כַּיֶּסֶת; ר' כַּיָּסִים, נ"ר כַּיָּסוֹת; כַּיַּס־, ר' כַּיָּסֵי־
- Gematria
- 100
This is how Kayas is said in other languages.
- English
- pickpocket
These words mean nearly the same as Kayas.
- גנב כיס
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These words rhyme with Kayas.
The word Kayas comes from the root כ־י־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Kayas in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kayas.
What does Kayas (כייס) mean in Hebrew?
Kayas (כייס) means pickpocket. It is said kayas, with the stress on yas.
What is a synonym for Kayas (כייס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kayas (כייס) are גנב כיס.
What rhymes with Kayas (כייס)?
Words that rhyme with Kayas (כייס) include מפרש, כלונס, פס, גס, קירקס, and הדס.
Is Kayas (כייס) masculine or feminine?
The word Kayas (כייס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּיָּסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כיס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.