Hakara (הכרה) means recognition in Hebrew.
It can also mean awareness and consciousness. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
recognition, awareness, consciousness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hakara.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ערנות, מוּדָעוּת למתרחש. כושר ההבחנה בין דבר אחד למשנהו, ובין עניין לעניין.
הַכָּרַת פְּנֵיהֶם עָ֣נְתָה בָּם, וְחַטָּאתָם כִּסְדֹם הִגִּידוּ, לֹא כִחֵדוּ; אוֹי לְנַפְשָׁם, כִּי-גָמְלוּ לָהֶם רָעָה.
- 2רפואהמצב תודעתי בסיסי בו הפרט מסוגל להגיב לגירויים חיצוניים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hakara is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַכָּרָה
- Written without vowel points
- הכרה
- Said
- hakara
- Root
- נ־כ־ר
- Pattern
- הַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- הַכָּרוֹת
- Inflections
- הַכָּרַת־; ר' הַכָּרוֹת
- Gematria
- 230
This is how Hakara is said in other languages.
- English
- recognition, awareness, consciousness
- French
- conscience
These words mean nearly the same as Hakara.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Hakara.
These words rhyme with Hakara.
The word Hakara is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבדן הכרה
- הכרת הטוב
- הכרת תודה
- תת הכרה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Hakara comes from the root נ־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Hakara in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hakara.
What does Hakara (הכרה) mean in Hebrew?
Hakara (הכרה) means recognition, awareness, and consciousness. It is said hakara, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Hakara (הכרה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hakara (הכרה) are אבחנה, דעת, היכר, זיהוי, and מודע.
What is the opposite of Hakara (הכרה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hakara (הכרה) are קומה and אבדן הכרה.
What rhymes with Hakara (הכרה)?
Words that rhyme with Hakara (הכרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הכרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.