Dror (דְּרוֹר) means sparrow in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sparrow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Dror.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של ציפורי־שיר קטנות.
גַּם־צִפּוֹר מָצְאָה בַיִת, וּדְרוֹר קֵן לָהּ; אֲשֶׁר־שָׁתָה אֶפְרֹחֶיהָ...
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dror is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דְּרוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- דרור
- Said
- dror
- Root
- ד־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Plural
- דְּרוֹרִים
- Inflections
- ר' דְּרוֹרִים
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Dror is said in other languages.
- English
- sparrow
These words mean nearly the same as Dror.
These words rhyme with Dror.
The word Dror is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צפור דרור
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The word Dror comes from the root ד־ר־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Dror comes from.
בשפות שמיות, שורש د و ر מקביל לשורש ד-ו-ר -העברי, המילה أدار - אדאר, משמעותה - לחוג,להסתובב. ובז'רגון העיסקי במשמעות: לנהל,להפעיל. בלשון ערבית: دُرَّة (דֻרָּה) הוא תֻכּוֹן, תוכי קטן ב"כתובת בלעם"- דיר עלא, המתוארכת 880–760 לפנה"ס,בניב הדומה לארמית מחד ולעברית מקראית מאידך מופיע שם "דרר"; "...בני נצץ (נץ) וצדה אפרחי אנפה דרר נשרת(נשר)..."
These words come before and after Dror in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dror.
What does Dror (דְּרוֹר) mean in Hebrew?
Dror (דְּרוֹר) means sparrow. It is said dror, with the stress on dror.
What is a synonym for Dror (דְּרוֹר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dror (דְּרוֹר) are אנקור.
What rhymes with Dror (דְּרוֹר)?
Words that rhyme with Dror (דְּרוֹר) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
Is Dror (דְּרוֹר) masculine or feminine?
The word Dror (דְּרוֹר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דְּרוֹרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דרור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.