Kfir (כפיר) means lion cub in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lion cub
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kfir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אריה צעיר.
וַיֵּרֶד שִׁמְשׁוֹן וְאָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ תִּמְנָתָה וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד-כַּרְמֵי תִמְנָתָה וְהִנֵּה כְּפִיר אֲרָיוֹת שֹׁאֵג לִקְרָאתוֹ
- 2בהשאלהכינוי לגיבור.
בֶּן-אָדָם שָׂא קִינָה עַל-פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ-מִצְרַיִם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו כְּפִיר גּוֹיִם נִדְמֵיתָ וְאַתָּה כַּתַּנִּים בַּיַּמִּים וַתָּגַח בְּנַהֲרוֹתֶיךָ וַתִּדְלַח-מַיִם בְּרַגְלֶיךָ וַתִּרְפֹּס נַהֲרוֹתָם
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kfir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּפִיר
- Written without vowel points
- כפיר
- Said
- kfir
- Root
- כ־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Kfir is said in other languages.
- English
- lion cub
- Arabic
- شِبْل
These words mean nearly the same as Kfir.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kfir.
The word Kfir comes from the root כ־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kfir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kfir.
What does Kfir (כפיר) mean in Hebrew?
Kfir (כפיר) means lion cub. It is said kfir, with the stress on kfir.
What is a synonym for Kfir (כפיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kfir (כפיר) are גור אריה, אריה, and ליש.
What rhymes with Kfir (כפיר)?
Words that rhyme with Kfir (כפיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Kfir (כפיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Kfir (כפיר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.