Kera (כרע) means shin in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shin
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kera.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקרארגל של בעלי חיים, ובייחוד הפרק התחתון בגף אצל בעלי חיים, ממפרק הברך ומטה.
אַל-תֹּאכְלוּ מִמֶּנּוּ נָא וּבָשֵׁל מְבֻשָּׁל בַּמָּיִם כִּי אִם-צְלִי-אֵשׁ רֹאשׁוֹ עַל-כְּרָעָיו וְעַל-קִרְבּוֹ.
- 2לשון חז"ל, בהשאלהרגל של רהיט.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kera is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּרַע
- Written without vowel points
- כרע
- Said
- kera
- Root
- כ־ר־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- כְּרָעַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' כְּרָעַיִם, נ' כְּרָע־, נ"ר כַּרְעֵי־
- Gematria
- 290
This is how Kera is said in other languages.
- English
- shin
These words mean nearly the same as Kera.
- שוק
- רגל
- ירךthigh
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These words rhyme with Kera.
The word Kera is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Kera in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kera.
What does Kera (כרע) mean in Hebrew?
Kera (כרע) means shin. It is said kera, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Kera (כרע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kera (כרע) are שוק, רגל, and ירך.
What rhymes with Kera (כרע)?
Words that rhyme with Kera (כרע) include זרע, אטמוספירה, גרה, טריארה, קרע, and כולרה.
Is Kera (כרע) masculine or feminine?
The word Kera (כרע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּרָעַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.