Afer (אֲפֵר) means blindfold in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
blindfold
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Afer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חיפוי לפנים או לעיניים, מסכה
וַיְמַהֵר וַיָּסַר אֶת הָאֲפֵר מֵעֲלֵי עֵינָיו וַיַּכֵּר אֹתוֹ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵהַנְּבִאִים הוּא.
- 2כיסוי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Afer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲפֵר
- Written without vowel points
- אפר
- Said
- afer
- Root
- א־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קְטֵל
- Plural
- אֲפֵרִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲפֵרִים; אֲפֵר־, ר' אֲפֵרַי־
- Gematria
- 281
This is how Afer is said in other languages.
- English
- blindfold
These words mean nearly the same as Afer.
- מסכה
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These words rhyme with Afer.
The word Afer comes from the root א־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Afer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Afer.
What does Afer (אֲפֵר) mean in Hebrew?
Afer (אֲפֵר) means blindfold. It is said afer, with the stress on fer.
What is a synonym for Afer (אֲפֵר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Afer (אֲפֵר) are מסכה.
What rhymes with Afer (אֲפֵר)?
Words that rhyme with Afer (אֲפֵר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
Is Afer (אֲפֵר) masculine or feminine?
The word Afer (אֲפֵר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲפֵרִים.
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.