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Ki (קיא) means vomit in Hebrew.

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

קִיא
ki
noun · masculine
In English

vomit, barf

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives one meaning for Ki.

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

  1. 1
    תוכן קיבה הנפלט דרך הפה.
    יהוה מָסַךְ בְּקִרְבָּהּ רוּחַ עִוְעִים וְהִתְעוּ אֶת־מִצְרַיִם בְּכָל־מַעֲשֵׂהוּ כְּהִתָּעוֹת שִׁכּוֹר בְּקִיאוֹ.

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

The word Ki is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
קִיא
Written without vowel points
קיא
Said
ki
Root
ק־י־א
Pattern
קִיל
Inflections
קִיא־; כ' קִיאוֹ
Gematria
111

This is how Ki is said in other languages.

English
vomit, barf
Arabic
قيء
Russian
блево́тина
French
vomi
Spanish
vómito
German
Kotze

These words mean the opposite of Ki.

  • בלע

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These words rhyme with Ki.

The word Ki is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • ככלב השב על קיאו
  • מתבוסס בקיאו
  • קיא דמי

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These words come before and after Ki in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Ki.

What does Ki (⁨קיא⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ki (⁨קיא⁩) means vomit and barf. It is said ki, with the stress on ki.

What is the opposite of Ki (⁨קיא⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Ki (⁨קיא⁩) are ⁨בלע⁩.

What rhymes with Ki (⁨קיא⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ki (⁨קיא⁩) include ⁨כי⁩, ⁨בקי⁩, ⁨תוכי⁩, ⁨בורסקי⁩, ⁨איטלקי⁩, and ⁨טורקי⁩.

Is Ki (⁨קיא⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ki (⁨קיא⁩) is a masculine noun.

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

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