Raka (רקה) means temple in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רַקָּה
raka
noun · feminine
In English
temple
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Raka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלק הפנים שבין המצח לאוזן, צדע.
...וְהִנֵּה סִיסְרָא נֹפֵל מֵת וְהַיָּתֵד בְּרַקָּתוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Raka is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רַקָּה
- Written without vowel points
- רקה
- Said
- raka
- Root
- ר־ק־ק
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- רַקּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' רַקּוֹת; רַקַּת־, ר' רַקּוֹת־; כ' רַקָּתוֹ
- Gematria
- 305
This is how Raka is said in other languages.
- English
- temple
- Arabic
- صدغ
- Russian
- висок
- French
- tempe
- Spanish
- sien, templa
- German
- Schläfe
These words mean nearly the same as Raka.
These words rhyme with Raka.
The word Raka comes from the root ר־ק־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Raka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Raka.
What does Raka (רקה) mean in Hebrew?
Raka (רקה) means temple. It is said raka, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Raka (רקה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Raka (רקה) are צדע.
What rhymes with Raka (רקה)?
Words that rhyme with Raka (רקה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, סוכה, מצוקה, and השקה.
Is Raka (רקה) masculine or feminine?
The word Raka (רקה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is רַקּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רקה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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