Koshet (קושט) means costus in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
costus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Koshet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושאמת
נָתַתָּה לִּירֵאֶיךָ נֵּס לְהִתְנוֹסֵס מִפְּנֵי קֹשֶׁט סֶלָה.
- 2לשון חז"לצמח טרופי קוצני ממשפחת הברומליים שפריו מכיל ציפה צהובה ועסיסית.
- 3המילה מופיעה ארבע פעמים בלבד במקרא, בפסוקים לעיל, ופעמיים נוספות בחלקים הארמיים שבספר דניאל.
- 4κόστος, במקור कुष्ठ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Koshet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֹשֶׁט
- Written without vowel points
- קושט
- Said
- koshet
- Root
- ק־ש־ט
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 415
This is how Koshet is said in other languages.
- English
- costus
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These words rhyme with Koshet.
The word Koshet comes from the root ק־ש־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Koshet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Koshet.
What does Koshet (קושט) mean in Hebrew?
Koshet (קושט) means costus. It is said koshet, with the stress on ko.
What is a synonym for Koshet (קושט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Koshet (קושט) are אמת and אננס.
What rhymes with Koshet (קושט)?
Words that rhyme with Koshet (קושט) include נחושת, תחמושת, בושת, חרושת, and תלבושת.
Is Koshet (קושט) masculine or feminine?
The word Koshet (קושט) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.