Kosem (קוסם) means magician in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
magician
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kosem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שמוכשר בלהטוטים ואשליות, ביצוע קסמים ואחיזות עיניים.
וְאֶת-בִּלְעָם בֶּן-בְּעוֹר הַקּוֹסֵם הָרְגוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּחֶרֶב אֶל-חַלְלֵיהֶם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kosem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קוֹסֵם
- Written without vowel points
- קוסם
- Said
- kosem
- Root
- ק־ס־מ
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- קוֹסְמִים
- Feminine form
- קוֹסֶמֶת
- Inflections
- נ' קוֹסֶמֶת, ר' קוֹסְמִים
- Gematria
- 206
This is how Kosem is said in other languages.
- English
- magician
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These words rhyme with Kosem.
The word Kosem comes from the root ק־ס־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kosem in the dictionary.
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What does Kosem (קוסם) mean in Hebrew?
Kosem (קוסם) means magician. It is said kosem, with the stress on sem.
What is a synonym for Kosem (קוסם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kosem (קוסם) are מכשף, אשף, רב מג, אמגוש, חרטום, and אט.
What rhymes with Kosem (קוסם)?
Words that rhyme with Kosem (קוסם) include שם, אם, שלם, גורם, לוחם, and מכרסם.
Is Kosem (קוסם) masculine or feminine?
The word Kosem (קוסם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קוֹסְמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קוסם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.