Baar (בער) means ignorant in Hebrew.
It can also mean illiterate. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ignorant, illiterate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Baar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשאינו יודע דבר, שלא קנה חכמה ודעת.
וַאֲנִי-בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע; בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Baar is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּעַר
- Written without vowel points
- בער
- Said
- baar
- Root
- ב־ע־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- בֹּעֲרִים
- Inflections
- ר' בֹּעֲרִים
- Gematria
- 272
This is how Baar is said in other languages.
- English
- ignorant, illiterate
These words mean nearly the same as Baar.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Baar.
- בר דעת
- חכם
- ידען
- מלומד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Baar.
The word Baar comes from the root ב־ע־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Baar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Baar.
What does Baar (בער) mean in Hebrew?
Baar (בער) means ignorant and illiterate. It is said baar, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Baar (בער)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Baar (בער) are אנאלפבית, בור, נבער, כסיל, and פתי.
What is the opposite of Baar (בער)?
Words that mean the opposite of Baar (בער) are בר דעת, חכם, ידען, and מלומד.
What rhymes with Baar (בער)?
Words that rhyme with Baar (בער) include שער, צער, נער, יער, שער, and סער.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בער of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.