Kley hakasha (כלי הקשה) means percussion instrument in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כְּלִי הַקָּשָׁה
kley hakasha
noun · masculine
In English
percussion instrument
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kley hakasha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי נגינה המשמיעים צלילים תוך כדי הקשה עליהם.
The word Kley hakasha is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּלִי הַקָּשָׁה
- Written without vowel points
- כלי הקשה
- Said
- kley hakasha
- Plural
- כְּלֵי הַקָּשָׁה
- Inflections
- ר' כְּלֵי הַקָּשָׁה
- Gematria
- 470
This is how Kley hakasha is said in other languages.
- English
- percussion instrument
- Russian
- ударный инструмент
- German
- Schlaginstrument
These words come before and after Kley hakasha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kley hakasha.
What does Kley hakasha (כלי הקשה) mean in Hebrew?
Kley hakasha (כלי הקשה) means percussion instrument. It is said kley hakasha, with the stress on sha.
Is Kley hakasha (כלי הקשה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kley hakasha (כלי הקשה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּלֵי הַקָּשָׁה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלי הקשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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