Kofer (כופר) means ransom in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֹּפֶר
kofer
noun · masculine
In English
ransom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kofer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראתשלום שנגבה בתמורה לחיים או לחרות של מי שהוא.
אִם-כֹּפֶר, יוּשַׁת עָלָיו--וְנָתַן פִּדְיֹן נַפְשׁוֹ, כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-יוּשַׁת עָלָיו
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kofer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֹּפֶר
- Written without vowel points
- כופר
- Said
- kofer
- Root
- כ־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- כֹּפֶר־
- Gematria
- 306
This is how Kofer is said in other languages.
- English
- ransom
- Arabic
- فدية
- Spanish
- rescate, rescatar
These words rhyme with Kofer.
The word Kofer is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Kofer comes from the root כ־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kofer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kofer.
What does Kofer (כופר) mean in Hebrew?
Kofer (כופר) means ransom. It is said kofer, with the stress on ko.
What rhymes with Kofer (כופר)?
Words that rhyme with Kofer (כופר) include טופר and גופר.
Is Kofer (כופר) masculine or feminine?
The word Kofer (כופר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.