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Kira (כירה) means range in Hebrew.

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

כִּירָה
kira
noun · feminine
In English

range, cooktop, hotplate

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Kira.

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

  1. 1
    משטח לבישול. עשוי בד"כ ממספר תושבות לסירים או מחבתות, כאשר כל תושבת היא גוף חימום.
    וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר-יִפֹּל מִנִּבְלָתָם עָלָיו יִטְמָא תַּנּוּר וְכִירַיִם יֻתָּץ טְמֵאִים הֵם וּטְמֵאִים יִהְיוּ לָכֶם.

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

The word Kira is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
כִּירָה
Written without vowel points
כירה
Said
kira
Root
כ־ו־ר
Pattern
קְטִילָה
Plural
כִּירַיִם או כִּירוֹת
Inflections
ר' כִּירַיִם או כִּירוֹת, ס' כִּירֵי־
Gematria
235

This is how Kira is said in other languages.

English
range, cooktop, hotplate

These words mean nearly the same as Kira.

These words rhyme with Kira.

The word Kira is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • כירה חשמלית
  • כירת גז

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Kira comes from the root כ־ו־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Kira in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kira.

What does Kira (⁨כירה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kira (⁨כירה⁩) means range, cooktop, and hotplate. It is said kira, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Kira (⁨כירה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kira (⁨כירה⁩) are ⁨ארוחה⁩, ⁨פלטה⁩, and ⁨כיור⁩.

What rhymes with Kira (⁨כירה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kira (⁨כירה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨תורה⁩, ⁨מטרה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, and ⁨סירה⁩.

Is Kira (⁨כירה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kira (⁨כירה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨כִּירַיִם או כִּירוֹת⁩.

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

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