Avar (עָבָר) means past in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
past
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Avar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כל התקופה שלפני הזמן הנוכחי.
The word Avar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָבָר
- Written without vowel points
- עבר
- Said
- avar
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- עֲבָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲבָרִים
- Gematria
- 272
This is how Avar is said in other languages.
- English
- past
- Arabic
- ماض
- Russian
- прошлое, былое
- French
- passé
- Spanish
- pasado, pretérito
- German
- Vergangenheit
These words mean nearly the same as Avar.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Avar.
These words rhyme with Avar.
The word Avar comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Avar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avar.
What does Avar (עָבָר) mean in Hebrew?
Avar (עָבָר) means past. It is said avar, with the stress on var.
What is a synonym for Avar (עָבָר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avar (עָבָר) are קדם and היסטוריה.
What is the opposite of Avar (עָבָר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Avar (עָבָר) are הווה and עתיד.
What rhymes with Avar (עָבָר)?
Words that rhyme with Avar (עָבָר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.