Tsir'a (צרעה) means wasp in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wasp
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsir'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חרק מסדרת הדבוראים. המונח מתייחס לכל המינים למעט דבורים ונמלים.
וְשָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת-הַצִּרְעָה לְפָנֶיךָ וְגֵרְשָׁה אֶת-הַחִוִּי אֶת-הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת-הַחִתִּי מִלְּפָנֶיךָ.
- 2בהשאלהספינת סיור קלה בחיל הים הישראלי, ששימשה למשימות ביטחון שוטף לאורך החופים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsir'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צִרְעָה
- Written without vowel points
- צרעה
- Said
- tsir'a
- Root
- צ־ר־ע
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- צְרָעוֹת
- Inflections
- צִרְעַת־, ר' צְרָעוֹת
- Gematria
- 365
This is how Tsir'a is said in other languages.
- English
- wasp
These words rhyme with Tsir'a.
The word Tsir'a is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קן צרעות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tsir'a comes from the root צ־ר־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsir'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsir'a.
What does Tsir'a (צרעה) mean in Hebrew?
Tsir'a (צרעה) means wasp. It is said tsir'a, with the stress on a.
What rhymes with Tsir'a (צרעה)?
Words that rhyme with Tsir'a (צרעה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
Is Tsir'a (צרעה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsir'a (צרעה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is צְרָעוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צרעה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.