Arkuba (ארכובה) means knee in Hebrew.
It can also mean crank and crank throw. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
knee, crank, crank throw
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Arkuba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לברך, מִפְרָק הרגל שבין הירך לקרסול.
- 2דבר־מה הכפוף כברך.
The word Arkuba is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַרְכֻּבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- ארכובה
- Said
- arkuba
- Root
- ר־כ־ב
- Plural
- אַרְכֻּבּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אַרְכֻּבּוֹת; אַרְכֻּבַּת־, ר' אַרְכֻּבּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 234
This is how Arkuba is said in other languages.
- English
- knee, crank, crank throw
- French
- genou, manivelle, coude
- German
- Knie, Kurbel, Kröpnung
These words mean nearly the same as Arkuba.
- ברך
- מנואלהcrank
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Arkuba.
The word Arkuba is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גל ארכובה
- ידית ארכובה
- לחי הארכובה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Arkuba comes from the root ר־כ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Arkuba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arkuba.
What does Arkuba (ארכובה) mean in Hebrew?
Arkuba (ארכובה) means knee, crank, and crank throw. It is said arkuba, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Arkuba (ארכובה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Arkuba (ארכובה) are ברך and מנואלה.
What rhymes with Arkuba (ארכובה)?
Words that rhyme with Arkuba (ארכובה) include אצבע, צבע, ארבע, סיבה, מרובע, and מסיבה.
Is Arkuba (ארכובה) masculine or feminine?
The word Arkuba (ארכובה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אַרְכֻּבּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארכבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.