Kilshon (קלשון) means pitchfork in Hebrew.
It can also mean fork and trident. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pitchfork, fork, trident
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kilshon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי עבודה חקלאי בעל ידית ארוכה ושלוש שיניים בערך, המשמש להנפת חציר; לעתים אף כלי כבד יותר משמש לחפירה והפיכת הקרקע.
וְהָיְתָה הַפְּצִירָה פִים לַמַּחֲרֵשֹׁת וְלָאֵתִים וְלִשְׁלֹשׁ קִלְּשׁוֹן וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּים וּלְהַצִּיב הַדָּרְבָן
- 2כלי נשק דומה לקלשון (1).
- 3מערכת קרקעית המשמשת לירי טילים מסוג: AGM-45 שרייק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kilshon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קִלְשׁוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- קלשון
- Said
- kilshon
- Root
- ק־ל־ש
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹן
- Plural
- קִלְשׁוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' קִלְשׁוֹנִים, קִלְשׁוֹנוֹת
- Gematria
- 486
This is how Kilshon is said in other languages.
- English
- pitchfork, fork, trident
- German
- Heugabel
These words mean nearly the same as Kilshon.
- כחלילית
- דוקרן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kilshon.
The word Kilshon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קלשונו לשונו
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These words come before and after Kilshon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kilshon.
What does Kilshon (קלשון) mean in Hebrew?
Kilshon (קלשון) means pitchfork, fork, and trident. It is said kilshon, with the stress on shon.
What is a synonym for Kilshon (קלשון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kilshon (קלשון) are כחלילית and דוקרן.
What rhymes with Kilshon (קלשון)?
Words that rhyme with Kilshon (קלשון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Kilshon (קלשון) masculine or feminine?
The word Kilshon (קלשון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קִלְשׁוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קלשון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.