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Kartsiya (קרצייה) means tick in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קַרְצִיָּה
kartsiya
noun · feminine
In English

tick

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kartsiya.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    בעל חיים קטן מסדרת האקריות שבפרוקי הרגליים. זהו טפיל חיצוני הניזון מדמם של בעלי חיים אחרים.
  2. 2
    מעין זבוב שחי על חיטה.
  3. 3
    בהשאלהאדם טורדני המציק באופן אובססיבי.

The word Kartsiya is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
קַרְצִיָּה
Written without vowel points
קרצייה
Said
kartsiya
Root
ק־ר־צ
Pattern
קַטְלִית
Plural
קַרְצִיּוֹת
Inflections
ר' קַרְצִיּוֹת
Gematria
415

This is how Kartsiya is said in other languages.

English
tick
French
tique
Spanish
garrapata

These words mean nearly the same as Kartsiya.

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These words rhyme with Kartsiya.

The word Kartsiya comes from the root ק־ר־צ, like these words.

These words come before and after Kartsiya in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kartsiya.

What does Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩) means tick. It is said kartsiya, with the stress on ya.

What is a synonym for Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩) are ⁨נודניק⁩, ⁨ניג'ס⁩, ⁨טרדן⁩, and ⁨עלוקה⁩.

What rhymes with Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩) include ⁨אונייה⁩, ⁨חיה⁩, ⁨סקריה⁩, ⁨שתייה⁩, ⁨ראייה⁩, and ⁨בעיה⁩.

Is Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kartsiya (⁨קרצייה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨קַרְצִיּוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קרציה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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