Mayim kashim (מים קשים) means hard water in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַיִם קָשִׁים
mayim kashim
word
In English
hard water
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mayim kashim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מים המכילים עם כמות גבוהה של יוני סידן או מגנזיום.
The word Mayim kashim is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- מַיִם קָשִׁים
- Written without vowel points
- מים קשים
- Said
- mayim kashim
- Gematria
- 540
This is how Mayim kashim is said in other languages.
- English
- hard water
These words come before and after Mayim kashim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mayim kashim.
What does Mayim kashim (מים קשים) mean in Hebrew?
Mayim kashim (מים קשים) means hard water. It is said mayim kashim, with the stress on ma.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מים קשים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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