Kilya (כליה) means reins in Hebrew.
It can also mean kidney. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
reins, kidney
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kilya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איבר הממוקם במותני הגוף, המשמש לסינון הדם ולייצור שתן. בימי קדם נחשב למקומו של המצפון.
וְאֶת־הַחֲלָבִים, מִן־הַשּׁוֹר וּמִן־הָאַיִל; הָאַלְיָה וְהַמְכַסֶּה, וְהַכְּלָיֹת וְיֹתֶרֶת הַכָּבֵד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kilya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּלְיָה
- Written without vowel points
- כליה
- Said
- kilya
- Root
- כ־ל־ה
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- כְּלָיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כְּלָיוֹת; נס' כִּלְיַת־, נ"ר כִּלְיוֹת־
- Gematria
- 65
This is how Kilya is said in other languages.
- English
- reins, kidney
- Arabic
- كلية
- Russian
- почка
- French
- rein
- Spanish
- riñón
- German
- Niere
These words mean nearly the same as Kilya.
- טוחה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kilya.
The word Kilya is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מוסר כליות
- בלוטת יותרת הכליה
- בוחן כליות ולב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kilya comes from the root כ־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kilya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kilya.
What does Kilya (כליה) mean in Hebrew?
Kilya (כליה) means reins and kidney. It is said kilya, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Kilya (כליה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kilya (כליה) are טוחה.
What rhymes with Kilya (כליה)?
Words that rhyme with Kilya (כליה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Kilya (כליה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kilya (כליה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כְּלָיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כליה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.