Kumkum (קומקום) means kettle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קֻמְקוּם
kumkum
noun · masculine
In English
kettle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kumkum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לקנקן להרתיח בו מים.
The word Kumkum is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֻמְקוּם
- Written without vowel points
- קומקום
- Said
- kumkum
- Plural
- קֻמְקוּמִים
- Inflections
- ר' קֻמְקוּמִים
- Gematria
- 292
This is how Kumkum is said in other languages.
- English
- kettle
- Arabic
- غلاية
- Russian
- котёл, чайник
- French
- bouilloire
- Spanish
- hervidor
- German
- Kessel
These words rhyme with Kumkum.
The word Kumkum is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קשקש בקומקום
- כבל קומקום
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These words come before and after Kumkum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kumkum.
What does Kumkum (קומקום) mean in Hebrew?
Kumkum (קומקום) means kettle. It is said kumkum, with the stress on kum.
What rhymes with Kumkum (קומקום)?
Words that rhyme with Kumkum (קומקום) include תחום, חום, תשלום, תחום, שום, and זיהום.
Is Kumkum (קומקום) masculine or feminine?
The word Kumkum (קומקום) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קֻמְקוּמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קמקום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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