Kesel (כסל) means Loins in Hebrew.
It can also mean flank. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֶּסֶל
kesel
noun · masculine
In English
Loins, flank
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kesel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראאיזור החלציים.
כִּי כִסָּה פָנָיו בְּחֶלְבּוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ פִּימָה עֲלֵי כָסֶל
- 2לשון המקראצד מרכז הגוף. מותן.
וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת, וְאֶת הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵהֶן, אֲשֶׁר עַל הַכְּסָלִים וְאֶת הַיֹּתֶרֶת, עַל הַכָּבֵד, עַל הַכְּלָיוֹת, יְסִירֶנָּה
- 3לשון המקראשיפול או מדרונו של הר.
וְשָׁב מִשָּׂרִיד קֵדְמָה מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַל גְּבוּל כִּסְלֹת תָּבֹר וְיָצָא אֶל הַדָּבְרַת וְעָלָה יָפִיעַ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kesel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּסֶל
- Written without vowel points
- כסל
- Said
- kesel
- Root
- כ־ס־ל
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Inflections
- ר כּסָלִים כְּסָלוֹת נס' כְּסָלֵי־ כְְִּסְלֵי
- Gematria
- 110
This is how Kesel is said in other languages.
- English
- Loins, flank
These words rhyme with Kesel.
The word Kesel comes from the root כ־ס־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Kesel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kesel.
What does Kesel (כסל) mean in Hebrew?
Kesel (כסל) means Loins and flank. It is said kesel, with the stress on ke.
What rhymes with Kesel (כסל)?
Words that rhyme with Kesel (כסל) include פסל and אסל.
Is Kesel (כסל) masculine or feminine?
The word Kesel (כסל) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כסל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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