Ar (ער) means laurel in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָר
ar
noun · masculine
In English
laurel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג עץ הנפוץ בחורש הים־התיכוני. לעליו ריח נעים והם משמשים תבלין בבישול.
The word Ar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָר
- Written without vowel points
- ער
- Said
- ar
- Root
- ע־ו־ר
- Pattern
- קָל
- Plural
- עָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' עָרִים; עַר־, ר' עֲרֵי־
- Gematria
- 270
This is how Ar is said in other languages.
- English
- laurel
- Arabic
- غار
- Russian
- лавр
These words mean nearly the same as Ar.
- דפנה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ar.
The word Ar comes from the root ע־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ar.
What does Ar (ער) mean in Hebrew?
Ar (ער) means laurel. It is said ar, with the stress on ar.
What is a synonym for Ar (ער)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ar (ער) are דפנה.
What rhymes with Ar (ער)?
Words that rhyme with Ar (ער) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Ar (ער) masculine or feminine?
The word Ar (ער) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ער of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.