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Kisufim (כיסופים) means yearning in Hebrew.

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

כִּסּוּפִים
kisufim
noun · masculine
In English

yearning, longing

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Kisufim.

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

  1. 1
    געגועים עזים, השתוקקות.

The word Kisufim is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
כִּסּוּפִים
Written without vowel points
כיסופים
Said
kisufim
Root
כ־ס־פ
Pattern
קִטּוּל
Plural
כִּסּוּפִים
Inflections
ס' כִּסּוּף־, ר' כִּסּוּפִים, ס"ר כִּסּוּפֵי־
Gematria
226

This is how Kisufim is said in other languages.

English
yearning, longing
Arabic
حَنين

These words mean nearly the same as Kisufim.

These words rhyme with Kisufim.

These words come before and after Kisufim in the dictionary.

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What does Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩) means yearning and longing. It is said kisufim, with the stress on fim.

What is a synonym for Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩) are ⁨ערגה⁩, ⁨כמיהה⁩, ⁨תשוקה⁩, and ⁨תאוה⁩.

What rhymes with Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩) include ⁨חיים⁩, ⁨אלוהים⁩, ⁨פנים⁩, ⁨עם⁩, ⁨תמים⁩, and ⁨אקלים⁩.

Is Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kisufim (⁨כיסופים⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨כִּסּוּפִים⁩.

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

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