Bukanir (בוקניר) means buccaneer in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בּוּקָנִיר
bukanir
noun · masculine
In English
buccaneer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bukanir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שודד ים, ובמיוחד שודדי הים האירופיים שפעלו באיים הקריביים במאה ה־17 ובתחילת המאה ה־18.
The word Bukanir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בּוּקָנִיר
- Written without vowel points
- בוקניר
- Said
- bukanir
- Plural
- בּוּקָנִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' בּוּקָנִירִים
- Gematria
- 368
This is how Bukanir is said in other languages.
- English
- buccaneer
- French
- boucanier
- Spanish
- bucanero
These words mean nearly the same as Bukanir.
These words rhyme with Bukanir.
These words come before and after Bukanir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bukanir.
What does Bukanir (בוקניר) mean in Hebrew?
Bukanir (בוקניר) means buccaneer. It is said bukanir, with the stress on nir.
What is a synonym for Bukanir (בוקניר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bukanir (בוקניר) are פיראט, קורסאר, and שודד ים.
What rhymes with Bukanir (בוקניר)?
Words that rhyme with Bukanir (בוקניר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Bukanir (בוקניר) masculine or feminine?
The word Bukanir (בוקניר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בּוּקָנִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בוקניר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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