Ktoret (קטורת) means incense in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
incense
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ktoret.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקל בעירה המפיץ עשן ריחני; תערובת בשמים.
וְנָתַן אֶת־הַקְּטֹרֶת עַל־הָאֵשׁ, לִפְנֵי יהוה; וְכִסָּה עֲנַן הַקְּטֹרֶת אֶת־הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָעֵדוּת, וְלֹא יָמוּת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ktoret is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קְטֹרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- קטורת
- Said
- ktoret
- Root
- ק־ט־ר
- Pattern
- קְטֹלֶת
- Gematria
- 715
This is how Ktoret is said in other languages.
- English
- incense
- Arabic
- بخور
- Russian
- фимиам
- French
- encens
- Spanish
- incienso, sahumerio
- German
- Räucherwerk
These words rhyme with Ktoret.
The word Ktoret is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קטורת הסמים
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This is where the word Ktoret comes from.
מקראי. מקביל לפיניקית (קטרת) 'קטורת', אוגריתית qṭr 'עשן', אכדית 1442 'עשן', ארמית קטורת אך גם עטר 'עשן, קטורת', לשון קדם-שמית "עַטַר" ˁaṭar 'קטורת'. בפאפירוס האריס המתוארך לימי רעמסס-III מופיעה במצרית קדומה- "קטַרתִ" qatartȧ כנראה שאילה מהמילה השמית קטורת. אכדית: קו-טרו; ḳu-ta-ru.
These words come before and after Ktoret in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ktoret.
What does Ktoret (קטורת) mean in Hebrew?
Ktoret (קטורת) means incense. It is said ktoret, with the stress on to.
What rhymes with Ktoret (קטורת)?
Words that rhyme with Ktoret (קטורת) include תקשורת, ביקורת, נעורת, מעבורת, משכורת, and מכמרת.
Is Ktoret (קטורת) masculine or feminine?
The word Ktoret (קטורת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קטרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.