Adar (אדר) means Adar in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֲדָר
adar
noun · masculine
In English
Adar
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Adar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החודש השישי בלוח השנה העברי, בשנה המתחילה בחודש תשרי, כנהוג מימי בית שני; והחודש השנים־עשר, והאחרון, בשנה המתחילה בחודש ניסן, שהיה נהוג בימי בית ראשון. בחודש אדר 29 ימים. בשנה מעוברת נוסף חודש לפניו, בן 30 יום – אדר א'.
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן הוּא חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הִפִּיל פּוּר הוּא הַגּוֹרָל לִפְנֵי הָמָן מִיּוֹם לְיוֹם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הוּא חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר
- 2שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה
וַיִּהְיוּ בָנִים לְבָלַע אַדָּר וְגֵרָא וַאֲבִיהוּד
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Adar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲדָר
- Written without vowel points
- אדר
- Said
- adar
- Root
- א־ד־ר
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Gematria
- 205
This is how Adar is said in other languages.
- English
- Adar
- Arabic
- أذار
These words rhyme with Adar.
The word Adar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אדר ראשון
- אדר שני
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The word Adar comes from the root א־ד־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Adar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Adar.
What does Adar (אדר) mean in Hebrew?
Adar (אדר) means Adar. It is said adar, with the stress on dar.
What rhymes with Adar (אדר)?
Words that rhyme with Adar (אדר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Adar (אדר) masculine or feminine?
The word Adar (אדר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אדר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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