Karpas (כרפס) means celery in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּרְפַּס
karpas
noun · masculine
In English
celery
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Karpas.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלרי, צמח שעליו ושרשו המעובה משמשים כתבלין. על פי המסורת מניחים עלי סלרי בקערת ליל הסדר.
The word Karpas is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּרְפַּס
- Written without vowel points
- כרפס
- Said
- karpas
- Inflections
- כַּרְפַּס־
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Karpas is said in other languages.
- English
- celery
These words mean nearly the same as Karpas.
These words rhyme with Karpas.
These words come before and after Karpas in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Karpas.
What does Karpas (כרפס) mean in Hebrew?
Karpas (כרפס) means celery. It is said karpas, with the stress on pas.
What is a synonym for Karpas (כרפס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Karpas (כרפס) are סלרי.
What rhymes with Karpas (כרפס)?
Words that rhyme with Karpas (כרפס) include מפרש, כלונס, פס, גס, קירקס, and הדס.
Is Karpas (כרפס) masculine or feminine?
The word Karpas (כרפס) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרפס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.