Kitnit (קטנית) means legume in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קִטְנִית
kitnit
noun · feminine
In English
legume
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kitnit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מתוך משפחת צמחים בעלי פרחים הכוללת מספר רב של מינים המשמשים למאכל.
- 2הלכהצמחי מאכל הדומים לחמשת מיני דגן שיש יהודים הנוהגים לא לאכלם בפסח.
The word Kitnit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קִטְנִית
- Written without vowel points
- קטנית
- Said
- kitnit
- Root
- ק־ט־נ
- Plural
- קִטְנִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' קִטְנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 569
This is how Kitnit is said in other languages.
- English
- legume
- Arabic
- بقوليات
- Russian
- бобо́вый
- French
- gousse
- Spanish
- legumbre, menestra
- German
- Hülsenfrucht
These words rhyme with Kitnit.
The word Kitnit comes from the root ק־ט־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kitnit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kitnit.
What does Kitnit (קטנית) mean in Hebrew?
Kitnit (קטנית) means legume. It is said kitnit, with the stress on nit.
What rhymes with Kitnit (קטנית)?
Words that rhyme with Kitnit (קטנית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Kitnit (קטנית) masculine or feminine?
The word Kitnit (קטנית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קִטְנִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קטנית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.