Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ) means hunter in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hunter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yakosh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם אשר עוסק בִּתְפיסת בעלי-חיים או בהריגתם.
צֹפֶה אֶפְרַיִם, עִם-אֱלֹהָי; נָבִיא פַּח יָקוֹשׁ, עַל כָּל דְּרָכָיו מַשְׂטֵמָה, בְּבֵית אֱלֹהָיו
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yakosh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָקוֹשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- יקוש
- Said
- yakosh
- Root
- י־ק־ש
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Plural
- יָקוֹשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' יָקוֹשִׁים; יָקוֹשׁ־, ר' יָקוֹשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 416
This is how Yakosh is said in other languages.
- English
- hunter
- Arabic
- صَيَّاد
- Yiddish
- יעגער, הונטער
These words mean nearly the same as Yakosh.
- יוקש
- ציידpoacher
- לוכד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yakosh.
The word Yakosh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פח יקוש
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The word Yakosh comes from the root י־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Yakosh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yakosh.
What does Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ) mean in Hebrew?
Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ) means hunter. It is said yakosh, with the stress on kosh.
What is a synonym for Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ) are יוקש, צייד, and לוכד.
What rhymes with Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ)?
Words that rhyme with Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ) include ראש, ראש, שלוש, קדוש, אנוש, and אחשורוש.
Is Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ) masculine or feminine?
The word Yakosh (יָקוֹשׁ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יָקוֹשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יקוש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.