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Cup in Hebrew is כּוֹס (kos).

It can also be said ספל or גביע, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כּוֹס
kos
noun · feminine
In English

cup

/ˈkʌp/

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cup as a noun.

unit of measure

drinking vessel

trophy

contest

This is more about the Hebrew word כּוֹס.

Written with vowel points
כּוֹס
Written without vowel points
כוס
Said
kos
Plural
כּוֹסוֹת
Its meanings in English
cup, glass

The Hebrew dictionary's page for כוס, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with cup.

These words come before and after cup in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cup⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cup⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cup⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כּוֹס⁩, said kos. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כוס⁩. Its plural is ⁨כּוֹסוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨cup⁩?

Besides ⁨כוס⁩, ⁨cup⁩ can be said ⁨סֵפֶל⁩ (séfel) or ⁨גָּבִיעַ⁩ (gavía'), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כוס⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כוס⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨כוס⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨cup⁩, ⁨כוס⁩ can mean ⁨glass⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry cup and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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