Kela (קלע) means curtain in Hebrew.
It can also mean sail and hawser. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
curtain, sail, hawser
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kela.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1וילון, מחיצת בד, מסך בד.
קְלָעִים לֶחָצֵר שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר מֵאָה בָאַמָּה אֹרֶךְ לַפֵּאָה הָאֶחָת
- 2ימאותמפרש של ספינה.
- 3ימאותחבל עבה, עֲבוֹת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kela is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶלַע
- Written without vowel points
- קלע
- Said
- kela
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- קְלָעִים
- Inflections
- ר' קְלָעִים; קֶלַע־, קְלָעֵי־
- Gematria
- 200
This is how Kela is said in other languages.
- English
- curtain, sail, hawser
These words mean nearly the same as Kela.
- וילוןcurtain
- מפרש
- חבל
- עבות
- נס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kela.
The word Kela is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מאחורי הקלעים
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These words come before and after Kela in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kela.
What does Kela (קלע) mean in Hebrew?
Kela (קלע) means curtain, sail, and hawser. It is said kela, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Kela (קלע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kela (קלע) are וילון, מפרש, חבל, עבות, and נס.
What rhymes with Kela (קלע)?
Words that rhyme with Kela (קלע) include צלע, סלע, אלא, מוצרלה, שפלה, and פומלה.
Is Kela (קלע) masculine or feminine?
The word Kela (קלע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קְלָעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קלע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.