Kineret (כינרת) means Kinneret in Hebrew.
It can also mean Sea of Galilee. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כִּנֶּרֶת
kineret
noun · feminine
In English
Kinneret, Sea of Galilee
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kineret.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימה בצפון מדינת ישראל, ובה מים מתוקים הראויים לשתייה.
וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל וּמָחָה עַל כֶּתֶף יָם כִּנֶּרֶת קֵדְמָה
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kineret is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּנֶּרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- כינרת
- Said
- kineret
- Root
- כ־נ־ר
- Pattern
- קִטֶּלֶת
- Gematria
- 680
This is how Kineret is said in other languages.
- English
- Kinneret, Sea of Galilee
- Arabic
- بحيرة طبريا
These words rhyme with Kineret.
The word Kineret comes from the root כ־נ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kineret in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kineret.
What does Kineret (כינרת) mean in Hebrew?
Kineret (כינרת) means Kinneret and Sea of Galilee. It is said kineret, with the stress on ne.
What rhymes with Kineret (כינרת)?
Words that rhyme with Kineret (כינרת) include שרשרת, מסגרת, סיירת, משמרת, שפופרת, and עצרת.
Is Kineret (כינרת) masculine or feminine?
The word Kineret (כינרת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כנרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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