Bakhir (בכיר) means senior in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
senior
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Bakhir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שנולד קודם ביחס לאחיו.
וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ לָתֵת הַצְּעִירָה לִפְנֵי הַבְּכִירָה
- 2חקלאותגידול חקלאי הממהר להבשיל.
- 3הנמצא במעמד גבוה בארגון או חברה, בדרך כלל נובע מותק או רמה מקצועית.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bakhir is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּכִיר
- Written without vowel points
- בכיר
- Said
- bakhir
- Root
- ב־כ־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Feminine form
- בְּכִירָה ר' בְּכִירִים בְּכִירוֹת
- Inflections
- נ' בְּכִירָה ר' בְּכִירִים בְּכִירוֹת
- Gematria
- 232
This is how Bakhir is said in other languages.
- English
- senior
- Arabic
- كَبير, مَسْؤول
These words mean the opposite of Bakhir.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bakhir.
The word Bakhir comes from the root ב־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Bakhir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bakhir.
What does Bakhir (בכיר) mean in Hebrew?
Bakhir (בכיר) means senior. It is said bakhir, with the stress on khir.
What is the opposite of Bakhir (בכיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bakhir (בכיר) are צעיר, אפיל, זוטר, and פרח.
What rhymes with Bakhir (בכיר)?
Words that rhyme with Bakhir (בכיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בכיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.