Rikma (רקמה) means embroidery in Hebrew.
It can also mean tissue. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
embroidery, tissue
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Rikma.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צורות ססגוניות על בד שנעשו בדרך של תפירה.
...שְׁלַל צְבָעִים לְסִיסְרָא שְׁלַל צְבָעִים רִקְמָה צֶבַע רִקְמָתַיִם לְצַוְּארֵי שָׁלָל.
- 2בהשאלהמערכת נוצות בגוף העוף.
...הַנֶּשֶׁר הַגָּדוֹל גְּדוֹל הַכְּנָפַיִם, אֶרֶךְ הָאֵבֶר מָלֵא הַנּוֹצָה אֲשֶׁר לוֹ הָרִקְמָה; בָּא אֶל הַלְּבָנוֹן, וַיִּקַּח אֶת צַמֶּרֶת הָאָרֶז.
- 3ביולוגיהקבוצת תאים בעלי מכנה משותף של מוצא, מבנה ותפקוד, המבצעת פעולה מסוימת.
- 4עממיפעולת יצירת הרקמה (1)
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rikma is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רִקְמָה
- Written without vowel points
- רקמה
- Said
- rikma
- Root
- ר־ק־מ
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- רְקָמוֹת
- Inflections
- רִקְמַת־; ר' רְקָמוֹת, רִקְמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 345
This is how Rikma is said in other languages.
- English
- embroidery, tissue
- Spanish
- bordado, cenefa
These words mean nearly the same as Rikma.
- תפירה
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These words rhyme with Rikma.
The word Rikma is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בדיקת רקמות
- רקמת חיבור
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The word Rikma comes from the root ר־ק־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Rikma in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rikma.
What does Rikma (רקמה) mean in Hebrew?
Rikma (רקמה) means embroidery and tissue. It is said rikma, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Rikma (רקמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rikma (רקמה) are תפירה.
What rhymes with Rikma (רקמה)?
Words that rhyme with Rikma (רקמה) include אדמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, רמה, and חוכמה.
Is Rikma (רקמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Rikma (רקמה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is רְקָמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רקמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.