Dabur (דבור) means hornet in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hornet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Dabur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עממיצרעה גדולה ותוקפנית בעלת פסים חומים וצהובים, ועוקץ נוטף ארס.
- 2צה"לספינה סיור קלה בחיל הים הישראלי, ששימשה למשימות ביטחון שוטף לאורך החופים.
The word Dabur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דַּבּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- דבור
- Said
- dabur
- Root
- ד־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קַטּוּל
- Plural
- דַּבּוּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' דַּבּוּרִים
- Gematria
- 212
This is how Dabur is said in other languages.
- English
- hornet
These words mean nearly the same as Dabur.
- צרעה מזרחית
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These words rhyme with Dabur.
The word Dabur comes from the root ד־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Dabur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dabur.
What does Dabur (דבור) mean in Hebrew?
Dabur (דבור) means hornet. It is said dabur, with the stress on bur.
What is a synonym for Dabur (דבור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dabur (דבור) are צרעה מזרחית.
What rhymes with Dabur (דבור)?
Words that rhyme with Dabur (דבור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
Is Dabur (דבור) masculine or feminine?
The word Dabur (דבור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דַּבּוּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דבור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.