Bar (בַּר) means wilderness in Hebrew.
It can also mean wild. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wilderness, wild
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שדה מחוץ לישוב.
יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם, יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר; יָצְאוּ, וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָמוֹ.
- 2(כסומך בצירופי סמיכות) שאינו מבוית, שאינו שייך למשק האדם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּר
- Written without vowel points
- בר
- Said
- bar
- Root
- ב־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Gematria
- 202
This is how Bar is said in other languages.
- English
- wilderness, wild
These words mean nearly the same as Bar.
These words mean the opposite of Bar.
- בית
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These words rhyme with Bar.
The word Bar is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bar comes from the root ב־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Bar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bar.
What does Bar (בַּר) mean in Hebrew?
Bar (בַּר) means wilderness and wild. It is said bar, with the stress on bar.
What is a synonym for Bar (בַּר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bar (בַּר) are פרא.
What is the opposite of Bar (בַּר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bar (בַּר) are בית.
What rhymes with Bar (בַּר)?
Words that rhyme with Bar (בַּר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.