Afar (אֲפָר) means meadow in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
meadow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Afar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כר דשא בו רועה הצאן או הבוקר רועה את עדרו.
The word Afar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲפָר
- Written without vowel points
- אפר
- Said
- afar
- Root
- א־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- אֲפָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲפָרִים; אֲפַר־, ר' אֲפָרֵי־
- Gematria
- 281
This is how Afar is said in other languages.
- English
- meadow
- Russian
- луг
These words mean nearly the same as Afar.
- אחוpasture
- כר
- מרעה
- כר מרעה
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These words rhyme with Afar.
The word Afar comes from the root א־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Afar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Afar.
What does Afar (אֲפָר) mean in Hebrew?
Afar (אֲפָר) means meadow. It is said afar, with the stress on far.
What is a synonym for Afar (אֲפָר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Afar (אֲפָר) are אחו, כר, מרעה, and כר מרעה.
What rhymes with Afar (אֲפָר)?
Words that rhyme with Afar (אֲפָר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Afar (אֲפָר) masculine or feminine?
The word Afar (אֲפָר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲפָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.