Kivyakhol (כביכול) means so to speak in Hebrew.
It can also mean as if. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כִּבְיָכוֹל או כְּבַיָכוֹל
kivyakhol
adverb
In English
so to speak, as if
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kivyakhol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילה המציינת כי המתואר אינו אמיתי ונאמר כמשל לצורך קירוב ההבנה.
- 2עממימילה המציינת כי המצב המתואר אינו תואם לגמרי את המצב האמיתי.
The word Kivyakhol is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּבְיָכוֹל או כְּבַיָכוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- כביכול
- Said
- kivyakhol
- Root
- י־כ־ל
- Gematria
- 88
This is how Kivyakhol is said in other languages.
- English
- so to speak, as if
- Arabic
- يتظاهر, ليس كما يبدو
- German
- sozusagen
These words mean nearly the same as Kivyakhol.
These words rhyme with Kivyakhol.
The word Kivyakhol comes from the root י־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Kivyakhol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kivyakhol.
What does Kivyakhol (כביכול) mean in Hebrew?
Kivyakhol (כביכול) means so to speak and as if. It is said kivyakhol, with the stress on khol.
What is a synonym for Kivyakhol (כביכול)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kivyakhol (כביכול) are לכאורה.
What rhymes with Kivyakhol (כביכול)?
Words that rhyme with Kivyakhol (כביכול) include גדול, קול, כול, אלכוהול, חול, and גבעול.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כביכול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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