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Komer (כומר) means priest in Hebrew.

It can also mean pastor and reverend. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

כֹּמֶר
komer
noun · masculine
In English

priest, pastor, reverend

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Komer.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כוהן דת נוצרי.
  2. 2
    לשון המקראכהן בפולחן פוליתאיסטי.
    וְנָטִיתִי יָדִי עַל-יְהוּדָה וְעַל כָּל-יוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְהִכְרַתִּי מִן-הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה אֶת-שְׁאָר הַבַּעַל, אֶת-שֵׁם הַכְּמָרִים עִם-הַכֹּהֲנִים

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Komer is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
כֹּמֶר
Written without vowel points
כומר
Said
komer
Root
כ־מ־ר
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Plural
כְּמָרִים
Feminine form
כָּמְרָה (כומרה)
Inflections
ר' כְּמָרִים; נ' כָּמְרָה (כומרה); כֹּמֶר־, ר' כָּמְרֵי־
Gematria
266

This is how Komer is said in other languages.

English
priest, pastor, reverend
Arabic
خوري
Spanish
cura, sacerdote

These words mean nearly the same as Komer.

  • גלח

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These words rhyme with Komer.

These words come before and after Komer in the dictionary.

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What does Komer (⁨כומר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Komer (⁨כומר⁩) means priest, pastor, and reverend. It is said komer, with the stress on ko.

What is a synonym for Komer (⁨כומר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Komer (⁨כומר⁩) are ⁨גלח⁩.

What rhymes with Komer (⁨כומר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Komer (⁨כומר⁩) include ⁨חומר⁩, ⁨עומר⁩, ⁨אומר⁩, and ⁨תומר⁩.

Is Komer (⁨כומר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Komer (⁨כומר⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨כְּמָרִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כמר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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