Kishor (כישור) means distaff in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כִּישׁוֹר
kishor
noun · masculine
In English
distaff
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kishor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מוט ישר ומאונך שעליו כורכים את אניצי הצמר לצורך הטוויה.
יָדֶיהָ, שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹר; וְכַפֶּיהָ, תָּמְכוּ פָלֶךְ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kishor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּישׁוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- כישור
- Said
- kishor
- Root
- כ־ש־ר
- Pattern
- קִיטוֹל
- Inflections
- כִּישׁוֹרִים כִּישׁוֹרוֹת
- Gematria
- 536
This is how Kishor is said in other languages.
- English
- distaff
The word Kishor comes from the root כ־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kishor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kishor.
What does Kishor (כישור) mean in Hebrew?
Kishor (כישור) means distaff. It is said kishor, with the stress on ki.
Is Kishor (כישור) masculine or feminine?
The word Kishor (כישור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כישור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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