Barbur (ברבור) means swan in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בַּרְבּוּר
barbur
noun · masculine
In English
swan
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Barbur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עוף־מים גדול וארוך־צוואר ממשפחת הברווזיים. נודע כבעל־חיים חינני ונאה.
The word Barbur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּרְבּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- ברבור
- Said
- barbur
- Root
- ב־ר־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קַטּוּל
- Plural
- בַּרְבּוּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' בַּרְבּוּרִים
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Barbur is said in other languages.
- English
- swan
- Arabic
- ققنس
- Russian
- лебедь
- French
- cygne
- Spanish
- cisne
- German
- Schwan
- Yiddish
- שוואַן
These words rhyme with Barbur.
The word Barbur is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צוואר ברבור
- שירת הברבור
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The word Barbur comes from the root ב־ר־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Barbur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Barbur.
What does Barbur (ברבור) mean in Hebrew?
Barbur (ברבור) means swan. It is said barbur, with the stress on bur.
What rhymes with Barbur (ברבור)?
Words that rhyme with Barbur (ברבור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
Is Barbur (ברבור) masculine or feminine?
The word Barbur (ברבור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּרְבּוּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ברבור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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