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Rikud (ריקוד) means dance in Hebrew.

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

רִקּוּד
rikud
noun · masculine
In English

dance

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ר

The dictionary gives one meaning for Rikud.

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

  1. 1
    התנועעות הגוף תוך יצירת תבניות הנושאות משמעות אסתטית, רגשית, או חברתית, בדרך כלל באופן קצבי ולצלילי מוזיקה, המתבצעת או כאמנות מול קהל או למטרות בילוי, פולחן, וכו'.

The word Rikud is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
רִקּוּד
Written without vowel points
ריקוד
Said
rikud
Root
ר־ק־ד
Pattern
קִטּוּל
Plural
רִקּוּדִים
Inflections
ר' רִקּוּדִים, רִקּוּדֵי־
Gematria
320

This is how Rikud is said in other languages.

English
dance
Arabic
رقص
Russian
танец, пляс
French
danse
Spanish
baile, danza
German
Tanz

These words mean nearly the same as Rikud.

  • מחול

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These words rhyme with Rikud.

The word Rikud is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • ריקודי עם

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The word Rikud comes from the root ר־ק־ד, like these words.

These words come before and after Rikud in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Rikud.

What does Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩) means dance. It is said rikud, with the stress on kud.

What is a synonym for Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩) are ⁨מחול⁩.

What rhymes with Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩) include ⁨למוד⁩, ⁨עמוד⁩, ⁨תלמוד⁩, ⁨ניקוד⁩, ⁨גדוד⁩, and ⁨ניגוד⁩.

Is Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Rikud (⁨ריקוד⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨רִקּוּדִים⁩.

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

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