Kar (כַּר) means ram in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ram
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.
- 1בהמה דקה שמנה ומפוטמת.
חֶמְאַת בָּקָר וַחֲלֵב צֹאן עִם חֵלֶב כָּרִים וְאֵילִים בְּנֵי בָשָׁן וְעַתּוּדִים עִם חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֹת חִטָּה וְדַם עֵנָב תִּשְׁתֶּה חָמֶר.
- 2כלי מצור בצורת קורת עץ חסונה, לרוב עם ראש ברזל בקצה, לקרקור חומותיה של עיר בצורה או לניתוץ שעריה.
וְנָתַתָּה עָלֶיהָ מָצוֹר וּבָנִיתָ עָלֶיהָ דָּיֵק וְשָׁפַכְתָּ עָלֶיהָ סֹלְלָה וְנָתַתָּה עָלֶיהָ מַחֲנוֹת וְשִׂים עָלֶיהָ כָּרִים סָבִיב
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
- כָּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' כָּרִים; כַּר־, כָּרֵי־
- Gematria
- 220
This is how Kar is said in other languages.
- English
- ram
These words mean nearly the same as Kar.
- איל ברזל
- איל ניגוחbattering ram
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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 (כַּר) mean in Hebrew?
Kar (כַּר) means ram. It is said kar, with the stress on kar.
What is a synonym for Kar (כַּר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kar (כַּר) are איל ברזל and איל ניגוח.
What rhymes with Kar (כַּר)?
Words that rhyme with Kar (כַּר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Kar (כַּר) masculine or feminine?
The word Kar (כַּר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כָּרִים.
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.