Bar minan (בר מינן) means deceased in Hebrew.
It can also mean may it never happen to us. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בַּר מִינַן
bar minan
adjective
In English
deceased, may it never happen to us
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bar minan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנפטר, מת.
- 2לא עלינו, שלא יקרה לנו.
The word Bar minan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּר מִינַן
- Written without vowel points
- בר מינן
- Said
- bar minan
- Gematria
- 352
This is how Bar minan is said in other languages.
- English
- deceased, may it never happen to us
- Arabic
- ميت, متوفى
These words mean nearly the same as Bar minan.
These words come before and after Bar minan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bar minan.
What does Bar minan (בר מינן) mean in Hebrew?
Bar minan (בר מינן) means deceased and may it never happen to us. It is said bar minan, with the stress on nan.
What is a synonym for Bar minan (בר מינן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bar minan (בר מינן) are מת and נפטר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בר מינן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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