Kevesh (כֶּבֶשׁ) means footstool in Hebrew.
It can also mean gangway and ramp. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
footstool, gangway, ramp
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kevesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראהדום, מדרגה לעלות בה.
וְשֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִּסֵּא וְכֶבֶשׁ בַּזָּהָב לַכִּסֵּא מָאֳחָזִים וְיָדוֹת מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה עַל-מְקוֹם הַשָּׁבֶת וּשְׁנַיִם אֲרָיוֹת עֹמְדִים אֵצֶל הַיָּדוֹת.
- 2מדרך משופע לעלות ולרדת בו; לוח עץ עבה או גרם מדרגות מיטלטל לעלות ולרדת בו אל ספינה או אל מטוס.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kevesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּבֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- כבש
- Said
- kevesh
- Root
- כ־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- כְּבָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' כְּבָשִׁים
- Gematria
- 322
This is how Kevesh is said in other languages.
- English
- footstool, gangway, ramp
These words mean nearly the same as Kevesh.
The word Kevesh comes from the root כ־ב־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Kevesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kevesh.
What does Kevesh (כֶּבֶשׁ) mean in Hebrew?
Kevesh (כֶּבֶשׁ) means footstool, gangway, and ramp. It is said kevesh, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Kevesh (כֶּבֶשׁ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kevesh (כֶּבֶשׁ) are גמלה and גנגוויי.
Is Kevesh (כֶּבֶשׁ) masculine or feminine?
The word Kevesh (כֶּבֶשׁ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּבָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כבש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.