Kanar (כנר) means violinist, fiddler in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּנָּר
kanar
noun · masculine
In English
violinist, fiddler
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kanar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם המנגן בכינור כמקצוע או כתחביב.
The word Kanar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּנָּר
- Written without vowel points
- כנר
- Said
- kanar
- Root
- כ־נ־ר
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- כַּנָּרִים
- Feminine form
- כַּנָּרִית
- Inflections
- ר' כַּנָּרִים; נ' כַּנָּרִית, נ"ר כַּנָּרִיוֹת; כַּנָּר־
- Gematria
- 270
This is how Kanar is said in other languages.
- English
- violinist, fiddler
These words rhyme with Kanar.
The word Kanar comes from the root כ־נ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kanar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kanar.
What does Kanar (כנר) mean in Hebrew?
Kanar (כנר) means violinist, fiddler. It is said kanar, with the stress on nar.
What rhymes with Kanar (כנר)?
Words that rhyme with Kanar (כנר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Kanar (כנר) masculine or feminine?
The word Kanar (כנר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּנָּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כנר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.