Deker (דקר) means spike in Hebrew.
It can also mean marlinspike, marlinespike, and marling-spike. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
spike, marlinspike, marlinespike, marling-spike
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Deker.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי יד חקלאי לעשיית בורות קטנים באדמה, לשתילה או לזריעה.
- 2ימאותפין עץ או מתכת מחודד, המשמש לעשיית קליעות בחבלים ובכבלים.
The word Deker is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֶּקֶר
- Written without vowel points
- דקר
- Said
- deker
- Root
- ד־ק־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- דִּקָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' דִּקָרִים
- Gematria
- 304
This is how Deker is said in other languages.
- English
- spike, marlinspike, marlinespike, marling-spike
These words mean nearly the same as Deker.
These words rhyme with Deker.
The word Deker comes from the root ד־ק־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Deker in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Deker.
What does Deker (דקר) mean in Hebrew?
Deker (דקר) means spike, marlinspike, and marlinespike. It is said deker, with the stress on de.
What is a synonym for Deker (דקר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Deker (דקר) are דקר חבלים.
What rhymes with Deker (דקר)?
Words that rhyme with Deker (דקר) include חקר, שקר, תקר, and קרקר.
Is Deker (דקר) masculine or feminine?
The word Deker (דקר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דִּקָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דקר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.