Ankor (אנקור) means sparrow in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sparrow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ankor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של ציפורי־שיר קטנות.
The word Ankor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַנְקוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- אנקור
- Said
- ankor
- Root
- נ־ק־ר
- Pattern
- אֶקְטוֹל
- Plural
- אַנְקוֹרִים
- Inflections
- ר' אַנְקוֹרִים
- Gematria
- 357
This is how Ankor is said in other languages.
- English
- sparrow
These words mean nearly the same as Ankor.
- דרור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ankor.
The word Ankor comes from the root נ־ק־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ankor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ankor.
What does Ankor (אנקור) mean in Hebrew?
Ankor (אנקור) means sparrow. It is said ankor, with the stress on kor.
What is a synonym for Ankor (אנקור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ankor (אנקור) are דרור.
What rhymes with Ankor (אנקור)?
Words that rhyme with Ankor (אנקור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
Is Ankor (אנקור) masculine or feminine?
The word Ankor (אנקור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אַנְקוֹרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אנקור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.