Bor (בֹּר) means purity in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
purity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זַכּוּת, היות דבר טהור.
וַיָּשֶׁב יְהוָה לִי כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹרִי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו.
- 2כימיקל המשמש לחיטוי.
אִם-הִתְרָחַצְתִּי בְמֵי-שָׁלֶג וַהֲזִכּוֹתִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֹּר
- Written without vowel points
- בור
- Said
- bor
- Root
- ב־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 208
This is how Bor is said in other languages.
- English
- purity
- Arabic
- نقاء, صفاء
These words mean nearly the same as Bor.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Bor.
- זוהמה
- טומאה
- טינופת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bor.
The word Bor comes from the root ב־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Bor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bor.
What does Bor (בֹּר) mean in Hebrew?
Bor (בֹּר) means purity. It is said bor, with the stress on bor.
What is a synonym for Bor (בֹּר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bor (בֹּר) are זכות, טוהר, סבון, and בורית.
What is the opposite of Bor (בֹּר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bor (בֹּר) are זוהמה, טומאה, and טינופת.
What rhymes with Bor (בֹּר)?
Words that rhyme with Bor (בֹּר) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and שחור.
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.