Kos (כּוֹס) means little owl in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
little owl
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kos.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין דורס לילה זעיר.
אֶת־הַכּוֹס וְאֶת־הַיַּנְשׁוּף וְהַתִּנְשָׁמֶת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kos is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כּוֹס
- Written without vowel points
- כוס
- Said
- kos
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- כּוֹסִים
- Inflections
- ר' כּוֹסִים, כּוֹסֵי־
- Gematria
- 86
This is how Kos is said in other languages.
- English
- little owl
- Arabic
- أم قويق, أم السهر
- Russian
- сыч
- French
- chevêche
- Spanish
- mochuelo
- German
- Steinkauz
These words rhyme with Kos.
This is where the word Kos comes from.
אכדית: כֲּסֻ (kasu). שם הציפור מופיע במכתבי ערד כנראה כשם פרטי. לפי חז"ל הוא העוף הנקרא "קַדְיָא" (גם "קַרְיָא") בלשון חז"ל.
These words come before and after Kos in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kos.
What does Kos (כּוֹס) mean in Hebrew?
Kos (כּוֹס) means little owl. It is said kos, with the stress on kos.
What rhymes with Kos (כּוֹס)?
Words that rhyme with Kos (כּוֹס) include מטוס, קנבוס, ניצוץ, בוס, קולמוס, and בדימוס.
Is Kos (כּוֹס) masculine or feminine?
The word Kos (כּוֹס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כּוֹסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כוס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.