קש

See also: ק״ש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־שׁ־שׁ (q-sh-sh)

Cognate with Aramaic קַשָּׁא (qaššā, “straw”), Classical Syriac ܩܸܫܵܐ (qeššā, “straw”), Arabic قَشّ (qašš, “straw”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaʃ/

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Noun

קַשׁ • (kash) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. straw

Derived terms

• אִישׁ קַשׁ
• אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ
• הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל (hakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamál)

References

• “קש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• קש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he