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Makeshet (מַקֶּשֶׁת) means piano keyboard in Hebrew.

It can also mean keyboard. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מַקֶּשֶׁת
makeshet
noun · feminine
In English

piano keyboard, keyboard

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Makeshet.

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

  1. 1
    כלי נגינהמקלדת, מערכת הקלידים בפסנתר, באקורדיון ובכלי נגינה דומים נוספים.

The word Makeshet is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַקֶּשֶׁת
Written without vowel points
מקשת
Said
makeshet
Root
נ־ק־ש
Pattern
מַקְטֶלֶת
Plural
מַקָשׁוֹת
Inflections
ר' מַקָשׁוֹת
Gematria
840

This is how Makeshet is said in other languages.

English
piano keyboard, keyboard

These words mean nearly the same as Makeshet.

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These words rhyme with Makeshet.

The word Makeshet comes from the root נ־ק־ש, like these words.

These words come before and after Makeshet in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Makeshet.

What does Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩) means piano keyboard and keyboard. It is said makeshet, with the stress on ke.

What is a synonym for Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩) are ⁨מקלדת⁩ and ⁨קלידים⁩.

What rhymes with Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩) include ⁨קשת⁩, ⁨רשת⁩, ⁨יבשת⁩, ⁨עשת⁩, ⁨ארשת⁩, and ⁨מברשת⁩.

Is Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Makeshet (⁨מַקֶּשֶׁת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַקָשׁוֹת⁩.

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

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