Cahir (קהיר) means Cairo in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קָהִיר
cahir
noun · feminine
In English
Cairo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Cahir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר הבירה של מצרים
The word Cahir is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קָהִיר
- Written without vowel points
- קהיר
- Said
- cahir
- Gematria
- 315
This is how Cahir is said in other languages.
- English
- Cairo
- Arabic
- الْقَاهِرَة
- Russian
- Каи́р
- French
- Le Caire
- Spanish
- El Cairo
- German
- Kairo
- Yiddish
- קייראָ
These words mean nearly the same as Cahir.
- פוסטט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Cahir.
These words come before and after Cahir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Cahir.
What does Cahir (קהיר) mean in Hebrew?
Cahir (קהיר) means Cairo. It is said cahir, with the stress on hir.
What is a synonym for Cahir (קהיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Cahir (קהיר) are פוסטט.
What rhymes with Cahir (קהיר)?
Words that rhyme with Cahir (קהיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Cahir (קהיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Cahir (קהיר) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קהיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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