Kresha (כרישה) means leek in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
leek
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kresha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מִין יָרָק תַּרְבּוּתִי גַּס־גִּבְעוֹל מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַשּׁוּמִיִּים הַמְשַׁמֵּשׁ לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם, וְהוּא בַּעַל סְגֻלּוֹת רְפוּאִיּוֹת. יָרָק זֶה הוּא מִן אַחַד הַסִּימָנִים בְּסֵדֶר לֵיל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.
The word Kresha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּרֵשָׁה
- Written without vowel points
- כרישה
- Said
- kresha
- Root
- כ־ר־ש
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- כְּרֵישִׁים
- Inflections
- כְּרֵישַׁת־; ר' כְּרֵישִׁים, כְּרֵישֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 535
This is how Kresha is said in other languages.
- English
- leek
- Spanish
- puerro
These words mean nearly the same as Kresha.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kresha.
The word Kresha comes from the root כ־ר־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Kresha comes from.
משפה שומרית גֲרש garaţ, אכדית כַּרַשוּ 7511, ארמית כָּרָתֵי וערבית كُرَّاث – בחילופי ש־ת מהאות הפרוטו־שמית ṯ.
These words come before and after Kresha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kresha.
What does Kresha (כרישה) mean in Hebrew?
Kresha (כרישה) means leek. It is said kresha, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Kresha (כרישה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kresha (כרישה) are חציר, לוף, פרסה, קפלוט, and כרתי.
What rhymes with Kresha (כרישה)?
Words that rhyme with Kresha (כרישה) include אישה, תחושה, עדשה, בושה, יבשה, and גישה.
Is Kresha (כרישה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kresha (כרישה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כְּרֵישִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.