Yakush (יקוש) means captured in Hebrew.
It can also mean rapped, ensnared, and hunter. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
captured, rapped, ensnared, hunter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yakush.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהלָכוּד, מצוי במלכודת.
- 2צַיָּד.
הִנָּצֵל, כִּצְבִי מִיָּד; וּכְצִפּוֹר, מִיַּד יָקוּשׁ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yakush is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָקוּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- יקוש
- Said
- yakush
- Root
- י־ק־ש
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- יְקוּשִׁים
- Feminine form
- יְקוּשָׁה
- Inflections
- ר' יְקוּשִׁים; נ' יְקוּשָׁה; נ"ר יקוּשׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 416
This is how Yakush is said in other languages.
- English
- captured, rapped, ensnared, hunter
- Yiddish
- קאַפּטשערד, יעגער, הונטער
These words mean nearly the same as Yakush.
- תפוס
- נתוןgiven
- יוקש
- ציידpoacher
- לוכד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yakush.
- שחרר
- חופשי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yakush.
The word Yakush comes from the root י־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Yakush in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yakush.
What does Yakush (יקוש) mean in Hebrew?
Yakush (יקוש) means captured, rapped, and ensnared. It is said yakush, with the stress on kush.
What is a synonym for Yakush (יקוש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yakush (יקוש) are תפוס, נתון, יוקש, צייד, and לוכד.
What is the opposite of Yakush (יקוש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yakush (יקוש) are שחרר and חופשי.
What rhymes with Yakush (יקוש)?
Words that rhyme with Yakush (יקוש) include פירוש, רכוש, לבוש, חוש, גוש, and נחוש.
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.