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Kots (קוץ) means thistle in Hebrew.

It can also mean thorn, spike, bit, detail, and tittle. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קוֹץ
kots
noun · masculine
In English

thistle, thorn, spike, bit

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Kots.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כינוי לצמחים בעלי פרחים, על־פי־רוב ממשפחת המורכבים, שעליהם בעלי קצוות חדים
    וְקוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר תַּצְמִיחַ לָךְ וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה
  2. 2
    חלק בולט וחד הנמצא בצמחים ובעלי חיים מסויימים
  3. 3
    ספרותיקצת, מעט; בפרט: פרט קטן מתוך נושא מסויים
  4. 4
    עוקץ קטן בכתיבת אות, כגון התג שבראשה

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Kots is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
קוֹץ
Written without vowel points
קוץ
Said
kots
Root
ק־ו־צ
Pattern
קוֹל
Plural
קוֹצִים
Inflections
ר' קוֹצִים, קוֹצֵי־; בלשון חז"ל גם קוֹצוֹת
Gematria
196

This is how Kots is said in other languages.

English
thistle, thorn, spike, bit, detail, tittle
Arabic
شوك, شوكة
Russian
шип

These words mean nearly the same as Kots.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Kots.

The word Kots is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אליה וקוץ בה
  • במדבר כל קוץ הוא פרח
  • הטיל קוצים בעיניו
  • זרע אל קוצים
  • ישב על קוצים
  • כאש בשדה קוצים
  • כל קוץ וקוץ
  • כילה קוצים מן הכרם
  • כקוץ מונד
  • קוץ בתחת
  • קוצו של יוד

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Kots comes from the root ק־ו־צ, like these words.

These words come before and after Kots in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kots.

What does Kots (⁨קוץ⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kots (⁨קוץ⁩) means thistle, thorn, and spike. It is said kots, with the stress on kots.

What is a synonym for Kots (⁨קוץ⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kots (⁨קוץ⁩) are ⁨אטד⁩, ⁨ברקן⁩, ⁨דרדר⁩, ⁨חדק⁩, ⁨חוח⁩, and ⁨נעצוץ⁩.

What rhymes with Kots (⁨קוץ⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kots (⁨קוץ⁩) include ⁨מרוץ⁩, ⁨בוץ⁩, ⁨פלוץ⁩, and ⁨נפוץ⁩.

Is Kots (⁨קוץ⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kots (⁨קוץ⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨קוֹצִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קוץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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