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Tikra (תקרה) means ceiling in Hebrew.

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

תִּקְרָה
tikra
noun · masculine
In English

ceiling

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tikra.

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

  1. 1
    המשטח העליון של פנים המבנה.
  2. 2
    בהשאלההרף העליון.

The word Tikra is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
תִּקְרָה
Written without vowel points
תקרה
Said
tikra
Root
ק־ר־ה
Pattern
תַּקְטֵלָה
Plural
תִּקְרוֹת או תִּקְרָאוֹת
Inflections
ר' תִּקְרוֹת או תִּקְרָאוֹת
Gematria
705

This is how Tikra is said in other languages.

English
ceiling
Arabic
سقف
Russian
крыша
French
toit

These words mean nearly the same as Tikra.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Tikra.

  • רצפה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Tikra.

The word Tikra is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • תקרות בטון וצלעות
  • תקרת זכוכית
  • תקרה מונמכת
  • תקרות קורות
  • מחירי תקרה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Tikra comes from the root ק־ר־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Tikra in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tikra.

What does Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩) means ceiling. It is said tikra, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩) are ⁨קורת גג⁩, ⁨סיפון⁩, ⁨פסגה⁩, and ⁨טפחות⁩.

What is the opposite of Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩) are ⁨רצפה⁩.

What rhymes with Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tikra (⁨תקרה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨תורה⁩, ⁨מטרה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, and ⁨סירה⁩.

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

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