Bakterya (בקטריה) means bacteria in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בַּקְטֶרְיָה
bakterya
noun · feminine
In English
bacteria
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bakterya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חיידק.
- 2מיוונית: βακτηριον, מקל קטן. הבקטריות הראשונות שנחקרו דמו למקלות קטנים ולכן נקראו כך.
The word Bakterya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּקְטֶרְיָה
- Written without vowel points
- בקטריה
- Said
- bakterya
- Plural
- בַּקְטֶרְיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בַּקְטֶרְיוֹת
- Gematria
- 326
This is how Bakterya is said in other languages.
- English
- bacteria
- Arabic
- بكتيريا
- Yiddish
- באַקטעריע
These words mean nearly the same as Bakterya.
These words rhyme with Bakterya.
These words come before and after Bakterya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bakterya.
What does Bakterya (בקטריה) mean in Hebrew?
Bakterya (בקטריה) means bacteria. It is said bakterya, with the stress on ter.
What is a synonym for Bakterya (בקטריה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bakterya (בקטריה) are חיידק.
What rhymes with Bakterya (בקטריה)?
Words that rhyme with Bakterya (בקטריה) include אימפריה, פריפריה, ארטילריה, בוכהלטריה, דיזנטריה, and אלוסטריה.
Is Bakterya (בקטריה) masculine or feminine?
The word Bakterya (בקטריה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בַּקְטֶרְיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בקטריה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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