Kivuts (כיווץ) means shrink in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shrink
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kivuts.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעיה פיזית מלווה בכאבי שריר, קשיון השריר מַלחֶצֶת, מִכוָץ.
- 2צמוק, צמצום.
The word Kivuts is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּוּוּץ
- Written without vowel points
- כיווץ
- Said
- kivuts
- Root
- כ־ו־צ
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- כִּוּוּצִים
- Inflections
- ר' כִּוּוּצִים
- Gematria
- 132
This is how Kivuts is said in other languages.
- English
- shrink
These words mean nearly the same as Kivuts.
- צמצם
- צימוקshrinking
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These words mean the opposite of Kivuts.
- רפה
- רחב
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These words rhyme with Kivuts.
The word Kivuts is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כווץ שריר
- כווץ קבצים
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These words come before and after Kivuts in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kivuts.
What does Kivuts (כיווץ) mean in Hebrew?
Kivuts (כיווץ) means shrink. It is said kivuts, with the stress on vuts.
What is a synonym for Kivuts (כיווץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kivuts (כיווץ) are צמצם and צימוק.
What is the opposite of Kivuts (כיווץ)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kivuts (כיווץ) are רפה and רחב.
What rhymes with Kivuts (כיווץ)?
Words that rhyme with Kivuts (כיווץ) include חלוץ, חוץ, חמוץ, ערוץ, פיצוץ, and חרוץ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כווץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.