Skip to main content

Kor (קור) means cold in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קֹר
kor
noun · masculine
In English

cold

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kor.

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

  1. 1
    טמפרטורה נמוכה
    עֹד כָּל־יְמֵי הָאָרֶץ; זֶרַע וְקָצִיר, וְקֹר וָחֹם, וְקַיִץ וָחֹרֶף, וְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה – לֹא יִשְׁבֹּתוּ.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהניכור; ריחוק רגשי

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

The word Kor is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
קֹר
Written without vowel points
קור
Said
kor
Root
ק־ר־ר
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Gematria
306

This is how Kor is said in other languages.

English
cold
Arabic
برد, برودة
Russian
холод
French
froid
Spanish
frío
German
Kälte

These words mean nearly the same as Kor.

  • צינה
  • קרירות

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Kor.

  • חום

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Kor.

The word Kor is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • קור כלבים
  • קור רוח

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Kor comes from the root ק־ר־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Kor in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kor.

What does Kor (⁨קור⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kor (⁨קור⁩) means cold. It is said kor, with the stress on kor.

What is a synonym for Kor (⁨קור⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kor (⁨קור⁩) are ⁨צינה⁩ and ⁨קרירות⁩.

What is the opposite of Kor (⁨קור⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Kor (⁨קור⁩) are ⁨חום⁩.

What rhymes with Kor (⁨קור⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kor (⁨קור⁩) include ⁨אור⁩, ⁨עור⁩, ⁨צינור⁩, ⁨מקור⁩, ⁨אזור⁩, and ⁨בור⁩.

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

Keep exploring