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Crown in Hebrew is כֶּתֶר (kéter).

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

כֶּתֶר
kéter
noun · masculine
In English

crown

/kɹaʊ̯n/ /kɹæʊ̯n/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for crown as a noun.

royal headdress

topmost part of the head

  • קודקודkodkódmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • קָדְקוֹדקדקודkodkódmasculine
  • קָדְקֹדקדקדkodkódmasculine

These are the Hebrew words for crown as a verb.

to formally declare one a monarch

  • הִכְתִּירהכתירhikhtír

This is more about the Hebrew word כֶּתֶר.

Written with vowel points
כֶּתֶר
Written without vowel points
כתר
Said
kéter
Plural
כְּתָרִים
Its meanings in English
crown, a crown, a krone, krona

The Hebrew dictionary's page for כתר, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with crown.

These words come before and after crown in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨crown⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨crown⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨crown⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כֶּתֶר⁩, said kéter. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כתר⁩. Its plural is ⁨כְּתָרִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨crown⁩?

Besides ⁨כתר⁩, ⁨crown⁩ can be said ⁨קודקוד⁩ (kodkód), ⁨קָדְקוֹד⁩ (kodkód), ⁨קָדְקֹד⁩ (kodkód), or ⁨הִכְתִּיר⁩ (hikhtír), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כתר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כתר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨כתר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨crown⁩, ⁨כתר⁩ can mean ⁨a crown and a krone, krona⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry crown 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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