'asor (עשור) means decade in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָשׂוֹר
'asor
word
In English
decade
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for 'asor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תקופת זמן המציינת עשרה ימים.
וַיֹּאמֶר אָחִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ תֵּשֵׁב הַנַּעֲרָ אִתָּנוּ יָמִים אוֹ עָשׂוֹר אַחַר תֵּלֵךְ
- 2תקופת זמן המציינת עשר שנים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'asor is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- עָשׂוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- עשור
- Said
- 'asor
- Root
- ע־ש־ר
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Gematria
- 576
This is how 'asor is said in other languages.
- English
- decade
- Arabic
- عَقْد
- Russian
- десятилетие, десятилетка
- Spanish
- década, decenio
- German
- Jahrzehnt, Dekade
These words mean nearly the same as 'asor.
These words rhyme with 'asor.
The word 'asor is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בין כסה לעשור
- נבל עשור
- צום העשור
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The word 'asor comes from the root ע־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after 'asor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'asor.
What does 'asor (עשור) mean in Hebrew?
'asor (עשור) means decade. It is said 'asor, with the stress on sor.
What is a synonym for 'asor (עשור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'asor (עשור) are דקאדה.
What rhymes with 'asor (עשור)?
Words that rhyme with 'asor (עשור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עשור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.