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Square in Hebrew is כיכר (kikár).

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

כיכר
kikár
noun · feminine
In English

square

/skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɜː(ɹ)/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for square as a noun.

open space in a town

type of polygon

  • רִבּוּעַרבועribúa'masculine

the # symbol on a telephone

  • סולמיתsolamitfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word כיכר.

Written with vowel points
כיכר
Written without vowel points
כיכר
Said
kikár
Plural
כיכרות
Its meanings in English
square, square, plaza, roundabout, traffic circle, rotary, a wide valley

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with square.

These words come before and after square in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨square⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨square⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨square⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כיכר⁩, said kikár. Its plural is ⁨כיכרות⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨square⁩?

Besides ⁨כיכר⁩, ⁨square⁩ can be said ⁨כִּכָּר⁩ (kikár), ⁨רְחָבָה⁩ (r'ẖavá), ⁨רִבּוּעַ⁩ (ribúa'), or ⁨סולמית⁩ (solamit), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כיכר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כיכר⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨כיכר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨square⁩, ⁨כיכר⁩ can mean ⁨square, plaza, roundabout, traffic circle, rotary, and a wide valley⁩.

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