Klipa (קְלִפָּה) means shell in Hebrew.
It can also mean peel. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shell, peel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Klipa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החלק החיצוני המצוי ברוב גידולי הקרקע וביצים שעוטף ומגן על תוכם, בין אם ראוי לאכילה ובין אם לאו.
- 2קבלהכינוי לכוחות ומאפיינים רוחנים שליליים או שאינם טובים בשלמות שטפלים אל הקדושה ונסמכים לה.
The word Klipa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קְלִפָּה
- Written without vowel points
- קליפה
- Said
- klipa
- Root
- ק־ל־פ
- Pattern
- קְטִלָּה
- Plural
- קְלִפּוֹת (קְלִפִּין)
- Inflections
- ר' קְלִפּוֹת (קְלִפִּין); קְלִפַּת־, ר' קְלִפֵּי־
- Gematria
- 225
This is how Klipa is said in other languages.
- English
- shell, peel
- Arabic
- قشرة
- French
- épluchure, pelure
- Spanish
- cáscara
- German
- Schale
These words rhyme with Klipa.
The word Klipa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קליפת אגוז
- קליפת השום
- קליפת המוח
- קלפת אלקטרונים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Klipa comes from the root ק־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Klipa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Klipa.
What does Klipa (קְלִפָּה) mean in Hebrew?
Klipa (קְלִפָּה) means shell and peel. It is said klipa, with the stress on pa.
What rhymes with Klipa (קְלִפָּה)?
Words that rhyme with Klipa (קְלִפָּה) include אשפה, טיפה, חרפה, מפה, חופה, and קופה.
Is Klipa (קְלִפָּה) masculine or feminine?
The word Klipa (קְלִפָּה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קְלִפּוֹת (קְלִפִּין).
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קלפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.