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Kes (כס) means throne in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

כֵּס
kes
noun · masculine
In English

throne

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kes.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מקום מושבו של אדם רם מעלה.
    וַיֹּאמֶר, כִּי יָד עַל כֵּס יָהּ, מִלְחָמָה לַיהוָה, בַּעֲמָלֵק מִדֹּר-דֹּר
  2. 2
    בהשאלהביטוי מטונימיה למונרכיה או למונרך.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Kes is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
כֵּס
Written without vowel points
כס
Said
kes
Root
כ־ו־ס
Pattern
קָטֵל
Gematria
80

This is how Kes is said in other languages.

English
throne
Yiddish
ערנזיץ

These words mean nearly the same as Kes.

These words rhyme with Kes.

The word Kes is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • כס כבוד
  • כס מלכות
  • הכס הקדוש

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These words come before and after Kes in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kes.

What does Kes (⁨כס⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kes (⁨כס⁩) means throne. It is said kes, with the stress on kes.

What is a synonym for Kes (⁨כס⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kes (⁨כס⁩) are ⁨כיסא⁩.

What rhymes with Kes (⁨כס⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kes (⁨כס⁩) include ⁨נס⁩, ⁨פרדס⁩, ⁨ממס⁩, ⁨נס⁩, ⁨נס⁩, and ⁨אינטרס⁩.

Is Kes (⁨כס⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kes (⁨כס⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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