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Yatush (יתוש) means mosquito in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

יַתּוּשׁ
yatush
noun · masculine
In English

mosquito

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yatush.

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

  1. 1
    פרט מתת־סדרה של סדרת הזבובאים, עדין מהזבוב. הוא מאופיין במבנה גוף מוארך, רגליים ארוכות ודקות ומחושים מחולקים לפרקים. הזחלים חיים בדרך כלל במים.
  2. 2
    צה"ל, כלי שיט, בהשאלהסירת משמר ששימשה בחיל הים הישראלי למשימות סיור וביטחון שוטף.

The word Yatush is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
יַתּוּשׁ
Written without vowel points
יתוש
Said
yatush
Root
נ־ת־ש
Pattern
יַקְטוּל
Plural
יַתּוּשִׁים
Feminine form
יַתּוּשָׁה
Inflections
ר' יַתּוּשִׁים; יַתּוּשׁ־, ר' יַתּוּשֵׁי־; נ' יַתּוּשָׁה, נ"ר יַתּוּשׁוֹת
Gematria
716

This is how Yatush is said in other languages.

English
mosquito
Arabic
بعوض
Russian
комар
French
moustique
Spanish
mosquito, zancudo
German
Stechmücke

These words mean nearly the same as Yatush.

  • כולכית

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These words rhyme with Yatush.

The word Yatush is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אימת יתוש על פיל
  • היתוש של טיטוס
  • הרג יתוש בתותח
  • יתוש בראש
  • משקל יתוש
  • עקיצת יתוש

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These words come before and after Yatush in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Yatush.

What does Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩) means mosquito. It is said yatush, with the stress on tush.

What is a synonym for Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩) are ⁨כולכית⁩.

What rhymes with Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩) include ⁨פירוש⁩, ⁨רכוש⁩, ⁨לבוש⁩, ⁨חוש⁩, ⁨גוש⁩, and ⁨נחוש⁩.

Is Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Yatush (⁨יתוש⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨יַתּוּשִׁים⁩.

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

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