Koder (קודר) means gloomy in Hebrew.
It can also mean ominous. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gloomy, ominous
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Koder.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מרוקן מאור; אפלולי, או מושחר.
- 2בהשאלהעצוב ביותר, אפל וקר; שליליות, חוסר תקוה. מבשר רעות.
לָמָּה־קֹדֵר אֵלֵךְ בְּלַחַץ אוֹיֵב
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Koder is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קוֹדֵר
- Written without vowel points
- קודר
- Said
- koder
- Root
- ק־ד־ר
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- קוֹדְרִים
- Feminine form
- קוֹדֶרֶת
- Inflections
- נ' קוֹדֶרֶת, ר' קוֹדְרִים, נ"ר קוֹדְרוֹת
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Koder is said in other languages.
- English
- gloomy, ominous
These words mean nearly the same as Koder.
- אפלולי
- עצוב
- עגמומי
- עכורcloudy
- סגוף
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These words mean the opposite of Koder.
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These words rhyme with Koder.
The word Koder comes from the root ק־ד־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Koder in the dictionary.
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What does Koder (קודר) mean in Hebrew?
Koder (קודר) means gloomy and ominous. It is said koder, with the stress on der.
What is a synonym for Koder (קודר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Koder (קודר) are אפלולי, עצוב, עגמומי, עכור, and סגוף.
What is the opposite of Koder (קודר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Koder (קודר) are עליז, שמח, קודח, בהיר, and מובהק.
What rhymes with Koder (קודר)?
Words that rhyme with Koder (קודר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קודר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.