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Irus (אירוס) means iris in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אִירוּס
irus
noun · masculine
In English

iris

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives one meaning for Irus.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    צמח המשתייך למשפחת האירוסיים.

The word Irus is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אִירוּס
Written without vowel points
אירוס
Said
irus
Plural
אִירוּסִים
Inflections
ר' אִירוּסִים, אִירוּס־
Gematria
277

This is how Irus is said in other languages.

English
iris
Russian
ирис, касатик
French
iris
Spanish
lirio
German
Iris, Schwertlilie

These words rhyme with Irus.

These words come before and after Irus in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Irus.

What does Irus (⁨אירוס⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Irus (⁨אירוס⁩) means iris. It is said irus, with the stress on i.

What rhymes with Irus (⁨אירוס⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Irus (⁨אירוס⁩) include ⁨וירוס⁩ and ⁨פפירוס⁩.

Is Irus (⁨אירוס⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Irus (⁨אירוס⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אִירוּסִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אירוס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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