Ir (עיר) means city in Hebrew.
It can also mean town. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
city, town
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אזור בנוי בצפיפות, התיישבותי ומאוכלס.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ – הָבָה נִבְנֶה־לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם, וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שֵׁם; פֶּן־נָפוּץ, עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ir is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- עִיר
- Written without vowel points
- עיר
- Said
- ir
- Root
- ע־י־ר
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- עָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' עָרִים; ס"ר עָרֵי־
- Gematria
- 280
This is how Ir is said in other languages.
- English
- city, town
- Arabic
- مدينة, بلد
- Russian
- город
- French
- ville, cité, bourg
- Spanish
- ciudad
- German
- Stadt
- Yiddish
- שטאָט
These words mean nearly the same as Ir.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ir.
The word Ir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין נביא בעירו
- בן עיר
- עיר האורות
- העיר האסורה
- עיר בירה
- עיר דוד
- עיר ואם
- עיר החטאים
- העיר הלבנה
- עיר ללא הפסקה
- עיר מלוכה
- עיר מבצר
- עיר מדינה
- עיר מקלט
- עיר נידחת
- העיר העתיקה
- עיר פרזות
- עיר הקודש
- עיר הרוחות
- עיר רפאים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ir comes from the root ע־י־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Ir comes from.
. מקבילה באכדית, 558; ובאוגריתית,.
These words come before and after Ir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ir.
What does Ir (עיר) mean in Hebrew?
Ir (עיר) means city and town. It is said ir, with the stress on ir.
What is a synonym for Ir (עיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ir (עיר) are כרך, מטרופולין, and קרייה.
What rhymes with Ir (עיר)?
Words that rhyme with Ir (עיר) include מכשיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, צעיר, and שריר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.