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Cover in Hebrew is כיסה (kisá).

It can also be said חיפה, כיסוי, or כסוי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כיסה
kisá
verb
In English

cover

/ˈkʌvɚ/ /ˈkʌvə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cover as a verb.

to conceal or protect

  • כיסהkisá

protect by shooting

  • חיפהkhipá

provide enough money for

  • כיסהkisá

These are the Hebrew words for cover as a noun.

hiding

  • כיסויkisuimasculine
  • כִּסּוּיכסויkisuimasculine

lid

front and back of a book or a magazine

This is more about the Hebrew word כיסה.

Written with vowel points
כיסה
Written without vowel points
כיסה
Said
kisá
Its meanings in English
cover, to cover, to hide

These English words share a Hebrew word with cover.

These words come before and after cover in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cover⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cover⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cover⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כיסה⁩, said kisá.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨cover⁩?

Besides ⁨כיסה⁩, ⁨cover⁩ can be said ⁨חיפה⁩ (khipá), ⁨כיסוי⁩ (kisui), ⁨כִּסּוּי⁩ (kisui), ⁨מִכְסֶה⁩ (mikhsé), or ⁨כְּרִיכָה⁩ (krikha), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨כיסה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨cover⁩, ⁨כיסה⁩ can mean ⁨to cover, to hide⁩.

How is ⁨cover⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cover⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkʌvɚ/, /ˈkʌvə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry cover and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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