Kishu (קישוא) means marrow in Hebrew.
It can also mean courgette and zucchini. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
marrow, courgette, zucchini
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kishu.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ירק ממשפחת הדלועיים. צורתו גלילית מאורכת, אורכו 10 ס"מ עד 25 ס"מ; נאכל מבושל או אפוי, לפני הבשלתו.
זָכַרְנוּ אֶת הַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם חִנָּם; אֵת הַקִּשֻּׁאִים וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִים וְאֶת הֶחָצִיר וְאֶת הַבְּצָלִים וְאֶת הַשּׁוּמִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kishu is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קִשּׁוּא
- Written without vowel points
- קישוא
- Said
- kishu
- Root
- ק־ש־ה
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- קִשּׁוּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' קִשּׁוּאִים; קִשּׁוּא־, ר' קִשּׁוּאֵי־
- Gematria
- 417
This is how Kishu is said in other languages.
- English
- marrow, courgette, zucchini
- Arabic
- كوسه
- French
- courgette
- Spanish
- calabacín, zucchini, zapallito
- Yiddish
- קוסע
These words mean nearly the same as Kishu.
- קישות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kishu comes from the root ק־ש־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kishu in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kishu.
What does Kishu (קישוא) mean in Hebrew?
Kishu (קישוא) means marrow, courgette, and zucchini. It is said kishu, with the stress on shu.
What is a synonym for Kishu (קישוא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kishu (קישוא) are קישות.
Is Kishu (קישוא) masculine or feminine?
The word Kishu (קישוא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קִשּׁוּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשוא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.