Karit (כרית) means pillow in Hebrew.
It can also mean cushion. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pillow, cushion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Karit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי מיטה - שק בד קטן מלא בנוצות, בתבן או בספוג, המשמש משענת לראש.
- 2בהשאלהחלק דמוי כרית, רך וקטן ממדים.
The word Karit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּרִית
- Written without vowel points
- כרית
- Said
- karit
- Root
- כ־ר־ר
- Plural
- כָּרִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כָּרִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 630
This is how Karit is said in other languages.
- English
- pillow, cushion
- Spanish
- almohada
These words rhyme with Karit.
The word Karit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כרית יפנית
- כרית כף היד
- כרית כף הרגל
- כרית אורטופדית
- כרית נוי
- כרית נוצות
- כרית סינתטית
- כרית אויר
- נושך כריות
- כרית נפיחה
- רק הכרית יודעת
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The word Karit comes from the root כ־ר־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Karit comes from.
צורת הקטנה מן כר.
These words come before and after Karit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Karit.
What does Karit (כרית) mean in Hebrew?
Karit (כרית) means pillow and cushion. It is said karit, with the stress on rit.
What rhymes with Karit (כרית)?
Words that rhyme with Karit (כרית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Karit (כרית) masculine or feminine?
The word Karit (כרית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כָּרִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.