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Ktovet ka'aka (כתובת קעקע) means tattoo in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

כְּתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע
ktovet ka'aka
noun · feminine
In English

tattoo

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Ktovet ka'aka.

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

  1. 1
    שרטוט בלתי־מחיק הנעשה על־גבי העור.
    וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם, וּכְתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם; אֲנִי יהוה.

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

The word Ktovet ka'aka is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
כְּתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע
Written without vowel points
כתובת קעקע
Said
ktovet ka'aka
Root
כ־ת־ב
Plural
כְּתוֹבוֹת־קַעֲקַע
Inflections
ר' כְּתוֹבוֹת־קַעֲקַע
Gematria
1,168

This is how Ktovet ka'aka is said in other languages.

English
tattoo

These words mean nearly the same as Ktovet ka'aka.

  • קעקוע

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The word Ktovet ka'aka comes from the root כ־ת־ב, like these words.

These words come before and after Ktovet ka'aka in the dictionary.

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What does Ktovet ka'aka (⁨כתובת קעקע⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ktovet ka'aka (⁨כתובת קעקע⁩) means tattoo. It is said ktovet ka'aka, with the stress on kto.

What is a synonym for Ktovet ka'aka (⁨כתובת קעקע⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ktovet ka'aka (⁨כתובת קעקע⁩) are ⁨קעקוע⁩.

Is Ktovet ka'aka (⁨כתובת קעקע⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ktovet ka'aka (⁨כתובת קעקע⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨כְּתוֹבוֹת־קַעֲקַע⁩.

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

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