Apsis (קריפטה) means Crypt in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קְרִיפְּטָה
apsis
noun · feminine
In English
Crypt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Apsis.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אלמנט אדריכלי: חדר הבנוי בדרך כלל מתחת לרצפה של כנסיה, ובדרך כלל משמש כאתר קבורה.
The word Apsis is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קְרִיפְּטָה
- Written without vowel points
- קריפטה
- Said
- apsis
- Plural
- קְרִיפְּטוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' קְרִיפְּטוֹת
- Gematria
- 404
This is how Apsis is said in other languages.
- English
- Crypt
- Russian
- кри́пта
- French
- crypte
- Spanish
- cripta
- German
- Krypta
These words rhyme with Apsis.
These words come before and after Apsis in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Apsis.
What does Apsis (קריפטה) mean in Hebrew?
Apsis (קריפטה) means Crypt. It is said apsis, with the stress on sis.
What rhymes with Apsis (קריפטה)?
Words that rhyme with Apsis (קריפטה) include בסיס, כיס, כרטיס, עסיס, תכסיס, and סריס.
Is Apsis (קריפטה) masculine or feminine?
The word Apsis (קריפטה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קְרִיפְּטוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קריפטה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.