Karti (כרתי) means leek in Hebrew.
It can also mean green. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
leek, green
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Karti.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מִין יָרָק תַּרְבּוּתִי גַּס־גִּבְעוֹל מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַשּׁוּמִיִּים הַמְשַׁמֵּשׁ לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם, וְהוּא בַּעַל סְגֻלּוֹת רְפוּאִיּוֹת. יָרָק זֶה הוּא מִן אַחַד הַסִּימָנִים בְּסֵדֶר לֵיל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.
- 2ירוק עז, כצבע העלים.
- 3שם נוסף קרוב ל"כְּרֵשָׁה" המוזכר אף הוא במשנה ובתלמוד. מקבילה גם בערבית: كُرَّاث. רס"ג תרגם "כָּרַתָּן", - "אלסלם"(=מין ממשפחת ה-מימוסיים).
- 4שם הצבע הוא קיצור של הצירוף, בתקופת חז"ל הצבעים המכונים בימינו ירוק וצהוב נקראו שניהם ירוק, וכך הבדילו ביניהם.
The word Karti is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּרְתִי
- Written without vowel points
- כרתי
- Said
- karti
- Root
- כ־ר־ת
- Gematria
- 630
This is how Karti is said in other languages.
- English
- leek, green
These words mean nearly the same as Karti.
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These words rhyme with Karti.
The word Karti comes from the root כ־ר־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Karti in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Karti.
What does Karti (כרתי) mean in Hebrew?
Karti (כרתי) means leek and green. It is said karti, with the stress on ti.
What is a synonym for Karti (כרתי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Karti (כרתי) are כרישה, לוף, חציר, and ירוק.
What rhymes with Karti (כרתי)?
Words that rhyme with Karti (כרתי) include דתי, מלאכותי, בלתי, ספרותי, שתי, and פלשתי.
Is Karti (כרתי) masculine or feminine?
The word Karti (כרתי) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרתי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.