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Kila (כילה) means canopy in Hebrew.

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

כִּלָּה
kila
noun · feminine
In English

canopy, veil

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Kila.

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

  1. 1
    כסוי, וילון, חופה, עטיפה מעל המִטה להגן מפני יתושים וחרקים אחרים.

The word Kila is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
כִּלָּה
Written without vowel points
כילה
Said
kila
Root
כ־ל־ל
Pattern
קִטְלָה
Plural
כִּלוֹת
Inflections
ר' כִּלוֹת; נס' כִּלַּת־, נ"ר כִּלּוֹת־
Gematria
65

This is how Kila is said in other languages.

English
canopy, veil

These words mean nearly the same as Kila.

These words rhyme with Kila.

The word Kila comes from the root כ־ל־ל, like these words.

This is where the word Kila comes from.

ערבית,בלשון רבים-כִּילֲל,יחיד כִּילֲא كلة בהוראת - רשת או חלון להגנה מן חרקים תנאים,מצב,אפילה. יתכן קשר להינומת הכלה הנראית ככילה.

These words come before and after Kila in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kila.

What does Kila (⁨כילה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kila (⁨כילה⁩) means canopy and veil. It is said kila, with the stress on la.

What is a synonym for Kila (⁨כילה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kila (⁨כילה⁩) are ⁨אפריון⁩.

What rhymes with Kila (⁨כילה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kila (⁨כילה⁩) include ⁨מחלה⁩, ⁨פעולה⁩, ⁨מילה⁩, ⁨מעלה⁩, ⁨מילה⁩, and ⁨תפילה⁩.

Is Kila (⁨כילה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kila (⁨כילה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨כִּלוֹת⁩.

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

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