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kezayit

kezayit noun: an amount of something, usually food, about the size of an olive.

Noun

kezayit (plural kezeytim)

  1. (Judaism) An amount of something, usually food, about the size of an olive.

Forms of kezayit

pluralkezeytim
alternative formkezayis

Origin of kezayit

From Hebrew כַּזַּיִת (kazáyit).

Questions about kezayit

What does kezayit mean?
Kezayit means an amount of something, usually food, about the size of an olive.
What part of speech is kezayit?
Kezayit is a noun.
What is the plural of kezayit?
The plural of kezayit is kezeytim.

Words near kezayit in the dictionary

  1. keyworkers
  2. Keyworth
  3. Keyworths
  4. Kez
  5. Kezar Falls
  6. kezayit
  7. kezboard
  8. kezboards
  9. Kezhkepat
  10. Kezia
  11. Keziah

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