Suka (סוכה) means tabernacle in Hebrew.
It can also mean booth and sukkah. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tabernacle, booth, sukkah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Suka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יהדות, הלכהמבנה ארעי אליו מועברות פעולות המגורים העיקריות, בעיקר האכילה והשינה, למשך שבעת ימי חג הסוכות.
בַּסֻּכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים; כָּל־הָאֶזְרָח בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשְׁבוּ בַּסֻּכֹּת.
- 2מבנה זמני למחסה.
וְיַעֲקֹב נָסַע סֻכֹּתָה, וַיִּבֶן לוֹ בָּיִת; וּלְמִקְנֵהוּ עָשָׂה סֻכֹּת, עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם סֻכּוֹת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Suka is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סֻכָּה
- Written without vowel points
- סוכה
- Said
- suka
- Root
- ס־כ־כ
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- סֻכּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' סֻכּוֹת; סֻכַּת־, ר' סֻכּוֹת־; כ' סֻכָּתִי
- Gematria
- 91
This is how Suka is said in other languages.
- English
- tabernacle, booth, sukkah
These words mean nearly the same as Suka.
- מלונה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Suka.
The word Suka is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סוכת דוד הנופלת
- נותר כסוכה בכרם
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The word Suka comes from the root ס־כ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Suka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Suka.
What does Suka (סוכה) mean in Hebrew?
Suka (סוכה) means tabernacle, booth, and sukkah. It is said suka, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Suka (סוכה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Suka (סוכה) are מלונה.
What rhymes with Suka (סוכה)?
Words that rhyme with Suka (סוכה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, מצוקה, השקה, and רתיקה.
Is Suka (סוכה) masculine or feminine?
The word Suka (סוכה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סֻכּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סכה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.