Karnit (קרנית) means cornea in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַרְנִית
karnit
noun · feminine
In English
cornea
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Karnit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלקה הקדמי של העין, המכסה את הקשתית, האישון והלשכה הקדמית.
The word Karnit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַרְנִית
- Written without vowel points
- קרנית
- Said
- karnit
- Root
- ק־ר־נ
- Pattern
- קַטְלִית
- Plural
- קַרְנִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר'קַרְנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 760
This is how Karnit is said in other languages.
- English
- cornea
- Arabic
- قرنية
- Russian
- роговица
- French
- cornée
- Spanish
- córnea
These words rhyme with Karnit.
The word Karnit comes from the root ק־ר־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Karnit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Karnit.
What does Karnit (קרנית) mean in Hebrew?
Karnit (קרנית) means cornea. It is said karnit, with the stress on nit.
What rhymes with Karnit (קרנית)?
Words that rhyme with Karnit (קרנית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Karnit (קרנית) masculine or feminine?
The word Karnit (קרנית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קַרְנִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קרנית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.