Kometz (קומץ) means pinch in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קֹמֶץ
kometz
noun · masculine
In English
pinch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kometz.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מה שנתפס בין שתי האצבעות.
וֶהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל הַכֹּהֵן וְקָמַץ הַכֹּהֵן מִמֶּנָּה מְלוֹא קֻמְצוֹ אֶת אַזְכָּרָתָה וְהִקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל אִשֵּׁי יְהֹוָה חַטָּאת הִוא.
- 2בהשאלהכמות קטנה
וַתַּעַשׂ הָאָרֶץ בְּשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע לִקְמָצִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kometz is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֹמֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- קומץ
- Said
- kometz
- Root
- ק־מ־צ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- קְמָצִים
- Inflections
- ר' קְמָצִים
- Gematria
- 236
This is how Kometz is said in other languages.
- English
- pinch
These words mean nearly the same as Kometz.
The word Kometz is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין הקמץ משביע את הארי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kometz comes from the root ק־מ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kometz in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kometz.
What does Kometz (קומץ) mean in Hebrew?
Kometz (קומץ) means pinch. It is said kometz, with the stress on ko.
What is a synonym for Kometz (קומץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kometz (קומץ) are כזית and קורטוב.
Is Kometz (קומץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Kometz (קומץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קְמָצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קמץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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