Gader (גדר) means fence in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gader.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מַחֲסוֹם דְּמוּי כֹּתֶל עָשׂוּי מֵחֳמָרִים כְּגוֹן בַּרְזֶל, עֵץ, מַתֶּכֶת וְכוּלֵי, מְשַׁמֵּשׁ הוּא לִסְגֹּר וְלִתְחֹם אֵזוֹר.
וַיַּעֲמֹד מַלְאַךְ יהוה בְּמִשְׁעוֹל הַכְּרָמִים; גָּדֵר מִזֶּה וְגָדֵר מִזֶּה.
- 2לשון המקראמְקוֹם מִקְלָט, מָקוֹם הַמְשַׁמֵּשׁ לַהֲגָנָה.
...לְרוֹמֵם אֶת בֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ וּלְהַעֲמִיד אֶת חָרְבֹתָיו, וְלָתֶת לָנוּ גָדֵר בִּיהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלִָם
- 3אִסּוּר שֶׁקָּבְעוּ חֲכָמֵינוּ כְּדֵי לְהָנִיא אָדָם מֵעֲשׂוֹת עֲבֵרָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gader is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּדֵר
- Written without vowel points
- גדר
- Said
- gader
- Root
- ג־ד־ר
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- גְּדֵרוֹת אוֹ גְּדֵרִים
- Inflections
- גֶּדֶר־; ר' גְּדֵרוֹת אוֹ גְּדֵרִים, גִּדְרֵי־ אוֹ גִּדְרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 207
This is how Gader is said in other languages.
- English
- fence
These words mean nearly the same as Gader.
- מקלט
- מעוז
- מחסה
- סיג
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gader.
The word Gader is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גדר ההפרדה
- גדר חיה
- גדר תיל
- חמת גדר
- יצא מגדרו
- ישב על הגדר
- נשכב על הגדר
- פורץ גדר
- יוצא מגדר הרגיל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gader comes from the root ג־ד־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Gader in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gader.
What does Gader (גדר) mean in Hebrew?
Gader (גדר) means fence. It is said gader, with the stress on der.
What is a synonym for Gader (גדר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gader (גדר) are מקלט, מעוז, מחסה, and סיג.
What rhymes with Gader (גדר)?
Words that rhyme with Gader (גדר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
Is Gader (גדר) masculine or feminine?
The word Gader (גדר) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גְּדֵרוֹת אוֹ גְּדֵרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גדר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.