Keshet be'anan (קשת בענן) means rainbow in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן
keshet be'anan
noun · feminine
In English
rainbow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Keshet be'anan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תופעת טבע אופטית, חצי מעגל המכיל את צבעי הספקטרום שנוצר באטמוספרה בעת השתברות קרני השמש דרך טיפות הגשם.
אֶת קַשְׁתִּי נָתַתִּי בֶּעָנָן וְהָיְתָה לְאוֹת בְּרִית בֵּינִי וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ. וְהָיָה בְּעַנְנִי עָנָן עַל הָאָרֶץ וְנִרְאֲתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּעָנָן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Keshet be'anan is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן
- Written without vowel points
- קשת בענן
- Said
- keshet be'anan
- Gematria
- 972
This is how Keshet be'anan is said in other languages.
- English
- rainbow
- Arabic
- قوس قزح
- Russian
- весёлка
- French
- arc-en-ciel
- Spanish
- arco iris
- German
- Regenbogen
- Yiddish
- רעגנבויגן
These words come before and after Keshet be'anan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Keshet be'anan.
What does Keshet be'anan (קשת בענן) mean in Hebrew?
Keshet be'anan (קשת בענן) means rainbow. It is said keshet be'anan, with the stress on ke.
Is Keshet be'anan (קשת בענן) masculine or feminine?
The word Keshet be'anan (קשת בענן) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשת בענן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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