Kar (כר) means pillow in Hebrew.
It can also mean cushion. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּר
kar
noun · masculine
In English
pillow, cushion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי מיטה בצורת שק בד מלא בנוצות, בצמר גפן, בספוג רך וכדומה, להשעין עליו את הגוף או להניח עליו את הראש.
וְרָחֵל לָקְחָה אֶת-הַתְּרָפִים וַתְּשִׂמֵם בְּכַר הַגָּמָל וַתֵּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם וַיְמַשֵּׁשׁ לָבָן אֶת-כָּל-הָאֹהֶל וְלֹא מָצָא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּר
- Written without vowel points
- כר
- Said
- kar
- Root
- כ־ר־ר
- Plural
- כָּרים
- Inflections
- ר' כָּרים
- Gematria
- 220
This is how Kar is said in other languages.
- English
- pillow, cushion
- Yiddish
- קישן
These words rhyme with Kar.
The word Kar comes from the root כ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kar.
What does Kar (כר) mean in Hebrew?
Kar (כר) means pillow and cushion. It is said kar, with the stress on kar.
What rhymes with Kar (כר)?
Words that rhyme with Kar (כר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Kar (כר) masculine or feminine?
The word Kar (כר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כָּרים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.