כמה

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כמה^¹

/ˈka.ma/ Modern Israeli
/ˈkam.mɔ/
[ˈkʰaːam.mɔː]

Where it comes from

Related to Arabic كَمْ (kam).

determiner כַּמָּה · káma

interrogative How much, how many. כמה אנשים גרים שם?
several, a few, some; (uncountable referents) some אכלנו כמה תמרים.

adverb כַּמָּה · káma

How, how much, to what extent. כמה את אוהבת פיצה?

כמה^²

verb כָּמַהּ · kamáh · לכמוה · לִכְמֹהַּ · כָּמֵהַּ · יִכְמַהּ

construction pa'al to long, yearn אֱלֹהִים אֵלִי אַתָּה אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ צָמְאָה לְךָ נַפְשִׁי כָּמַהּ לְךָ בְשָׂרִי בְּאֶרֶץ־צִיָּה וְעָיֵף בְּלִי־מָיִם׃

adjective כָּמֵהַּ · kaméah · כְּמֵהָה · כְּמֵהִים · כְּמֵהוֹת

longing, yearning

In English

some a certain number
how to what degree — see also to the point
long for to have desire for; to yearn
how much what quantity
how many what number
yearn 1. intransitive: to have a strong desire for something or to do something
wistful full of longing
a few a small number of

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Chicago

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כמה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9E%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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