Dur (דור) means circle in Hebrew.
It can also mean rim, fake, and whorl. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
circle, rim, fake, whorl
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Dur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעגל, עיגול.
- 2שורה אחת של קליעה עגולה בסל נצרים וכדומה.
- 3כל אחד מעיגוליו של חבל המסודר בצורת צְנֵפָה או סליל.
- 4בוטניקהשורת פרחים או עלים, המסודרים במעגל סביב הגבעול או הענף.
The word Dur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- דור
- Said
- dur
- Root
- ד־ו־ר
- Plural
- דּוּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' דּוּרִים; דּוּר־, ר' דּוּרֵי־
- Gematria
- 210
This is how Dur is said in other languages.
- English
- circle, rim, fake, whorl
These words rhyme with Dur.
The word Dur is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דור עלים
- דור פרחים
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The word Dur comes from the root ד־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Dur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dur.
What does Dur (דור) mean in Hebrew?
Dur (דור) means circle, rim, and fake. It is said dur, with the stress on dur.
What rhymes with Dur (דור)?
Words that rhyme with Dur (דור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
Is Dur (דור) masculine or feminine?
The word Dur (דור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דּוּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.