Smikha (שמיכה) means blanket in Hebrew.
It can also mean quilt. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
blanket, quilt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Smikha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יריעה עבה מבד המשמשת לכיסוי הגוף.
וַתֵּצֵא יָעֵל לִקְרַאת סִיסְרָא וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו סוּרָה אֲדֹנִי סוּרָה אֵלַי אַל-תִּירָא וַיָּסַר אֵלֶיהָ הָאֹהֱלָה וַתְּכַסֵּהוּ בַּשְּׁמִיכָה.
- 2צה"להתעללות של קבוצת חיילים בחייל אחר תוך כיסויו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Smikha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂמִיכָה
- Written without vowel points
- שמיכה
- Said
- smikha
- Root
- ש־מ־כ
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- שְׂמִיכוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂמִיכוֹת; שְׂמִיכַת־, ר' שְׂמִיכוֹת־
- Gematria
- 375
This is how Smikha is said in other languages.
- English
- blanket, quilt
- Arabic
- لحاف
- Russian
- покрывало, одеяло
- Spanish
- cobija, colcha, frazada, frisa
- German
- Decke
These words mean nearly the same as Smikha.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Smikha.
The word Smikha comes from the root ש־מ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Smikha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Smikha.
What does Smikha (שמיכה) mean in Hebrew?
Smikha (שמיכה) means blanket and quilt. It is said smikha, with the stress on kha.
What is a synonym for Smikha (שמיכה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Smikha (שמיכה) are כסת, מסכה, and טלית.
What rhymes with Smikha (שמיכה)?
Words that rhyme with Smikha (שמיכה) include משפחה, ברכה, שמחה, מנוחה, הלכה, and מערכה.
Is Smikha (שמיכה) masculine or feminine?
The word Smikha (שמיכה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׂמִיכוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמיכה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.