Karkar (כרכר) means shuttle in Hebrew.
It can also mean rod. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּרְכָּר
karkar
noun · masculine
In English
shuttle, rod
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Karkar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בוכיר; התקן מאורך, לרֹב עשוי עץ, קצותיו משופעים לכדי חוד מעוגל, ובו סליל חוטי הערב, ומשמש באריגה להעברת חוטי הערב בין חוטי השתי.
- 2רק ב מוט, מקל מחודד.
- 3אנגלית: shuttle
- 4אנגלית: rod
The word Karkar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּרְכָּר
- Written without vowel points
- כרכר
- Said
- karkar
- Root
- כ־ר־כ־ר
- Pattern
- קַלְקַל
- Plural
- כַּרְכָּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' כַּרְכָּרִים
- Gematria
- 440
This is how Karkar is said in other languages.
- English
- shuttle, rod
These words rhyme with Karkar.
The word Karkar comes from the root כ־ר־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Karkar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Karkar.
What does Karkar (כרכר) mean in Hebrew?
Karkar (כרכר) means shuttle and rod. It is said karkar, with the stress on kar.
What rhymes with Karkar (כרכר)?
Words that rhyme with Karkar (כרכר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Karkar (כרכר) masculine or feminine?
The word Karkar (כרכר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּרְכָּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרכר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.