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Kina (כינה) means louse in Hebrew.

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

כִּנָּה
kina
noun · feminine
In English

louse, vermin, worm

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Kina.

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

  1. 1
    חרק זעיר חסר כנפיים, מוצץ דם החי על עורם ובין שערותיהם של יונקים או על עורם של עופות.
    וַיֵּט אַהֲרֹן אֶת יָדוֹ בְמַטֵּהוּ וַיַּךְ אֶת עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וַתְּהִי הַכִּנָּם בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה כָּלעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ הָיָה כִנִּים בְּכָל אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.
  2. 2
    לשון חז"למזיק זעיר, כולל כינים, חרקים מזיקים בצמחים ופרות ותולעי מעיים.
  3. 3
    אנגלית: louse
  4. 4
    אנגלית: vermin, worm
  5. 5
    pedículo (זכר), caranga (נקבה; באל סלבדור), carángano (זכר; בניקרגואה ובונצואלה), piojo (זכר)

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Kina is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
כִּנָּה
Written without vowel points
כינה
Said
kina
Root
כ־נ־ה
Pattern
קִטָּל
Plural
כִּנִּים
Inflections
ר' כִּנִּים; כִּנַּת־, ר' כִּנֵּי־, ז'; כֵּן
Gematria
85

This is how Kina is said in other languages.

English
louse, vermin, worm
Spanish
pedículo, caranga, carángano, piojo

These words rhyme with Kina.

The word Kina is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • כיני ערווה
  • מקרני ראמים עד ביצי כנים

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The word Kina comes from the root כ־נ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Kina in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kina.

What does Kina (⁨כינה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kina (⁨כינה⁩) means louse, vermin, and worm. It is said kina, with the stress on na.

What rhymes with Kina (⁨כינה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kina (⁨כינה⁩) include ⁨מדינה⁩, ⁨תכונה⁩, ⁨ספינה⁩, ⁨תמונה⁩, ⁨מכונה⁩, and ⁨הגנה⁩.

Is Kina (⁨כינה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kina (⁨כינה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨כִּנִּים⁩.

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

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