Kar (קר) means cold in Hebrew.
It can also mean frigid. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cold, frigid
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל טמפרטורה נמוכה באופן יחסי, בייחוד בהשוואה לחום גוף האדם.
הֲיַעֲזֹב מִצּוּר שָׂדַי, שֶׁלֶג לְבָנוֹן: אִם-יִנָּתְשׁוּ, מַיִם זָרִים קָרִים – נוֹזְלִים.
- 2מבטא קהות או ריחוק רגשי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kar is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קַר
- Written without vowel points
- קר
- Said
- kar
- Root
- ק־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- קָרִים
- Feminine form
- קָרָה
- Inflections
- ר' קָרִים; נ' קָרָה, נ"ר קָרוֹת; קַר־, ר' קָרֵי־; נ' קָרַת־; נ"ר קָרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 300
This is how Kar is said in other languages.
- English
- cold, frigid
- Arabic
- بارد
- Russian
- холодный, студёный
- French
- froid
- Spanish
- frígido, frío
- German
- kalt
- Yiddish
- קאַלט
These words mean nearly the same as Kar.
- צונן
- צנוןcold
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These words mean the opposite of Kar.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kar.
The word Kar is part of these phrases and sayings.
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The word Kar comes from the root ק־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 (קר) mean in Hebrew?
Kar (קר) means cold and frigid. It is said kar, with the stress on kar.
What is a synonym for Kar (קר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kar (קר) are צונן and צנון.
What is the opposite of Kar (קר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kar (קר) are לוהט, חם, and פושר.
What rhymes with Kar (קר)?
Words that rhyme with Kar (קר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.