Kritsa (קריצה) means wink in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קְרִיצָה
kritsa
noun · feminine
In English
wink
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kritsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מחווה בה סוגרים את אחד מעפעפי העיניים, ופותחים אותו רגע לאחר מכן.
The word Kritsa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קְרִיצָה
- Written without vowel points
- קריצה
- Said
- kritsa
- Root
- ק־ר־צ
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- קְרִיצוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' קְרִיצוֹת
- Gematria
- 405
This is how Kritsa is said in other languages.
- English
- wink
- Arabic
- غَمْزَة
- Russian
- подмигивать
- French
- clin d’œil
- Spanish
- guiño
- German
- Zwinkern
These words rhyme with Kritsa.
The word Kritsa comes from the root ק־ר־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kritsa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kritsa.
What does Kritsa (קריצה) mean in Hebrew?
Kritsa (קריצה) means wink. It is said kritsa, with the stress on tsa.
What rhymes with Kritsa (קריצה)?
Words that rhyme with Kritsa (קריצה) include קבוצה, מוצא, חמצה, פצצה, מצע, and מצה.
Is Kritsa (קריצה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kritsa (קריצה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קְרִיצוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קריצה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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