Chiger (חיגר) means lame in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חִגֵּר
chiger
adjective
In English
lame
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chiger.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל מום באחת מרגליו או בשתיהן אשר גורם לו צליעה.
The word Chiger is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חִגֵּר
- Written without vowel points
- חיגר
- Said
- chiger
- Root
- ח־ג־ר
- Pattern
- קִטֵּל
- Feminine form
- חִגֶּרֶת
- Inflections
- עפ"י המקרא: ר' חִגְרִים, נ' חִגֶּרֶת, נ"ר חִגְרוֹת
- Gematria
- 221
This is how Chiger is said in other languages.
- English
- lame
- Arabic
- أعرج
- Yiddish
- לאָם
These words mean nearly the same as Chiger.
These words rhyme with Chiger.
These words come before and after Chiger in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chiger.
What does Chiger (חיגר) mean in Hebrew?
Chiger (חיגר) means lame. It is said chiger, with the stress on ger.
What is a synonym for Chiger (חיגר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Chiger (חיגר) are פיסח and צולע.
What rhymes with Chiger (חיגר)?
Words that rhyme with Chiger (חיגר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חגר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.