Em kri'a (אם קריאה) means mater lectionis in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֵם קְרִיאָה
em kri'a
noun · feminine
In English
mater lectionis
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Em kri'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אות שנעשה בה שימוש כדי לציין תנועה, ולא עיצור כבדרך כלל.
The word Em kri'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵם קְרִיאָה
- Written without vowel points
- אם קריאה
- Said
- em kri'a
- Root
- א־מ־מ
- Plural
- אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה
- Inflections
- ר' אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה
- Gematria
- 357
This is how Em kri'a is said in other languages.
- English
- mater lectionis
- Arabic
- أم قراءة
These words mean nearly the same as Em kri'a.
- אות תנועה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Em kri'a comes from the root א־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Em kri'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Em kri'a.
What does Em kri'a (אם קריאה) mean in Hebrew?
Em kri'a (אם קריאה) means mater lectionis. It is said em kri'a, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Em kri'a (אם קריאה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Em kri'a (אם קריאה) are אות תנועה.
Is Em kri'a (אם קריאה) masculine or feminine?
The word Em kri'a (אם קריאה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אם קריאה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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