Ger (גר) means alien in Hebrew.
It can also mean foreigner and convert. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
alien, foreigner, convert
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ger.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שעזב את ארצו ומתגורר בארץ זרה.
לֹא תְתַעֵב אֲדֹמִי, כִּי אָחִיךָ הוּא, לֹא-תְתַעֵב מִצְרִי, כִּי-גֵר הָיִיתָ בְאַרְצוֹ.
- 2גוי בן חסר דת או בן דת אחרת שהתיהד; נכרי שקיבל על עצמו את הדת היהודית.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ger is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֵּר
- Written without vowel points
- גר
- Said
- ger
- Root
- ג־ו־ר
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- גֵּרִים
- Feminine form
- גֵּרָה או גִּיּוֹרֶת
- Inflections
- נ' גֵּרָה או גִּיּוֹרֶת, גֵּרַת־; ר' גֵּרִים, גֵּרֵי־; נ"ר גֵּרוֹת
- Gematria
- 203
This is how Ger is said in other languages.
- English
- alien, foreigner, convert
These words mean nearly the same as Ger.
These words mean the opposite of Ger.
These words rhyme with Ger.
The word Ger is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גרים גרורים
- גר צדק
- גר שקר
- גר תושב
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The word Ger comes from the root ג־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ger in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ger.
What does Ger (גר) mean in Hebrew?
Ger (גר) means alien, foreigner, and convert. It is said ger, with the stress on ger.
What is a synonym for Ger (גר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ger (גר) are נוכרי.
What is the opposite of Ger (גר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ger (גר) are אזרח.
What rhymes with Ger (גר)?
Words that rhyme with Ger (גר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, זעיר, and מספר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.