Dvir (דביר) means oracle in Hebrew.
It can also mean sanctuary. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
oracle, sanctuary
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Dvir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החדר הפנימי והחשוב ביותר במשכן ובבית המקדש, קודש הקודשים.
וַיָּבִאוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יהוה אֶל מְקוֹמוֹ, אֶל דְּבִיר הַבַּיִת אֶל קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים; אֶל תַּחַת כַּנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִים.
- 2שם מקום ישוב.
וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם אֶל יוֹשְׁבֵי דְּבִיר וְשֵׁם דְּבִיר לְפָנִים קִרְיַת-סֵפֶר.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
- 4על פי תרגומי המקרא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dvir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דְּבִיר
- Written without vowel points
- דביר
- Said
- dvir
- Root
- ד־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- דְּבִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' דְּבִירִים
- Gematria
- 216
This is how Dvir is said in other languages.
- English
- oracle, sanctuary
These words mean nearly the same as Dvir.
- קודש הקודשים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Dvir.
The word Dvir comes from the root ד־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Dvir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dvir.
What does Dvir (דביר) mean in Hebrew?
Dvir (דביר) means oracle and sanctuary. It is said dvir, with the stress on dvir.
What is a synonym for Dvir (דביר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dvir (דביר) are קודש הקודשים.
What rhymes with Dvir (דביר)?
Words that rhyme with Dvir (דביר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Dvir (דביר) masculine or feminine?
The word Dvir (דביר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דְּבִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דביר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.