Bakar (בקר) means cattle in Hebrew.
It can also mean kine and beef. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cattle, kine, beef
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bakar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראבהמה גסה, בעל חיים מהסוג Bos, והסוגים הקרובים לו. במשק האדם מגודלים שוורים, עגלים, פרים ופרות.
הִנֵּה יַד-יהוה הוֹיָה בְּמִקְנְךָ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה בַּסּוּסִים בַּחֲמֹרִים בַּגְּמַלִּים בַּבָּקָר וּבַצֹּאן דֶּבֶר כָּבֵד מְאֹד.
- 2הבשר של אותן בהמות.
וַיִּקַּח חֶמְאָה, וְחָלָב, וּבֶן-הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה; וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם, וְהוּא עֹמֵד עֲלֵיהֶם תַּחַת הָעֵץ; וַיֹּאכֵלוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bakar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּקָר
- Written without vowel points
- בקר
- Said
- bakar
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Gematria
- 302
This is how Bakar is said in other languages.
- English
- cattle, kine, beef
- Arabic
- بقر
These words mean the opposite of Bakar.
- בהמה דקה
- צאןflock
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These words rhyme with Bakar.
The word Bakar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בן בקר
- בקר נמוך
- בשר בקר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Bakar comes from.
המילה קיימת בשפות שמיות נוספות: אכדית: buḳāro; ארמית: ܒܲܩܪܵܐ (בַּקְרָא); שבאית (בקר); ערבית: بقر. יש אומרים שתיבת בקר נוצרה מן בקע, משום הבהמה החורשת בשדה בזמן בו יבקעו קרני האור בשחר הבוקר.
These words come before and after Bakar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bakar.
What does Bakar (בקר) mean in Hebrew?
Bakar (בקר) means cattle, kine, and beef. It is said bakar, with the stress on kar.
What is the opposite of Bakar (בקר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bakar (בקר) are בהמה דקה and צאן.
What rhymes with Bakar (בקר)?
Words that rhyme with Bakar (בקר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Bakar (בקר) masculine or feminine?
The word Bakar (בקר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בקר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.