Kera (קרע) means shred in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shred
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kera.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלק שנפרד מהשלם במשיכה.
וַיִּתְפֹּשׂ אֲחִיָּה בַּשַּׁלְמָה הַחֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו; וַיִּקְרָעֶהָ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר קְרָעִים. וַיֹּאמֶר לְיָרָבְעָם, קַח־לְךָ עֲשָׂרָה קְרָעִים...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kera is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶרַע
- Written without vowel points
- קרע
- Said
- kera
- Root
- ק־ר־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- קְרָעִים
- Inflections
- ר' קְרָעִים, קִרְעֵי־
- Gematria
- 370
This is how Kera is said in other languages.
- English
- shred
These words mean nearly the same as Kera.
- גזר
- חתיכה
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These words mean the opposite of Kera.
These words rhyme with Kera.
The word Kera comes from the root ק־ר־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Kera in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kera.
What does Kera (קרע) mean in Hebrew?
Kera (קרע) means shred. It is said kera, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Kera (קרע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kera (קרע) are גזר and חתיכה.
What is the opposite of Kera (קרע)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kera (קרע) are תפר.
What rhymes with Kera (קרע)?
Words that rhyme with Kera (קרע) include זרע, אטמוספירה, גרה, טריארה, כרע, and כולרה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קרע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.