Kavran (קברן) means gravedigger in Hebrew.
It can also mean undertaker. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַבְרָן
kavran
noun · masculine
In English
gravedigger, undertaker
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kavran.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם המספק שירותים לטיפול בגופות על פי הנחיות היגייניות, רפואיות ודתיות.
The word Kavran is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַבְרָן
- Written without vowel points
- קברן
- Said
- kavran
- Root
- ק־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- קַבְרָנִים
- Feminine form
- קַבְרָנִית
- Inflections
- נ' קַבְרָנִית, ר' קַבְרָנִים
- Gematria
- 352
This is how Kavran is said in other languages.
- English
- gravedigger, undertaker
- Arabic
- حانوتي
- Russian
- гробовщик, могильщик
- French
- fossoyeur, croque-mort
- Spanish
- sepulturero
- German
- Totengräber, Bestatter
- Yiddish
- באַגרעבער
These words rhyme with Kavran.
The word Kavran comes from the root ק־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kavran in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kavran.
What does Kavran (קברן) mean in Hebrew?
Kavran (קברן) means gravedigger and undertaker. It is said kavran, with the stress on ran.
What rhymes with Kavran (קברן)?
Words that rhyme with Kavran (קברן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Kavran (קברן) masculine or feminine?
The word Kavran (קברן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קַבְרָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קברן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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