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Arod (ערוד) means wild ass in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עָרוֹד
arod
noun · masculine
In English

wild ass

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives one meaning for Arod.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    חמור בר (ב הכוונה למין האפריקאי, שרגליו מפוספסות).
    מִי-שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חָפְשִׁי; וּמֹסְרוֹת עָרוֹד מִי פִתֵּחַ?

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Arod is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עָרוֹד
Written without vowel points
ערוד
Said
arod
Root
ע־ר־ד
Pattern
קָטוֹל
Inflections
עֲרוֹדִים
Gematria
280

This is how Arod is said in other languages.

English
wild ass

These words mean nearly the same as Arod.

These words rhyme with Arod.

This is where the word Arod comes from.

המילה מופיעה פעם אחת בלבד במקרא, בפסוק לעיל. המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות. למשל; בארמית: ערדא; אכדית בהגיית חָרַדֻ (4643); שאול לפלמירית בהגיית: עֲרְדִן ˁrdyn שהיתה בליסטרה מובלת בידי או ליתר דיוק, ברגלי חמורים

These words come before and after Arod in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Arod.

What does Arod (⁨ערוד⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Arod (⁨ערוד⁩) means wild ass. It is said arod, with the stress on rod.

What is a synonym for Arod (⁨ערוד⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Arod (⁨ערוד⁩) are ⁨פרא⁩.

What rhymes with Arod (⁨ערוד⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Arod (⁨ערוד⁩) include ⁨יסוד⁩, ⁨כבוד⁩, ⁨קודקוד⁩, ⁨דוד⁩, ⁨סוד⁩, and ⁨קוד⁩.

Is Arod (⁨ערוד⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Arod (⁨ערוד⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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