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Neder (נדר) means vow in Hebrew.

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

נֶדֶר
neder
noun · masculine
In English

vow

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Neder.

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

  1. 1
    הבטחה בין אדם לאל, כאשר האדם מבטיח שאם האל יצילהו או ימלא את מבוקשו, הוא ילך בדרכי האל.
    אִישׁ כִּי-יִדֹּר נֶדֶר לַיהוָה, אוֹ-הִשָּׁבַע שְׁבֻעָה לֶאְסֹר אִסָּר עַל-נַפְשׁוֹ--לֹא יַחֵל, דְּבָרוֹ: כְּכָל-הַיֹּצֵא מִפִּיו, יַעֲשֶׂה.

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

The word Neder is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
נֶדֶר
Written without vowel points
נדר
Said
neder
Root
נ־ד־ר
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
נְדָרִים
Inflections
נֶדֶר־, ר׳ נְדָרִים, נִדְרֵי⁻
Gematria
254

This is how Neder is said in other languages.

English
vow
Russian
клятва
Spanish
voto
German
Gelübde

The word Neder is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • בלי נדר
  • מסכת נדרים
  • נדר איסור
  • נדר הקדש
  • נדר מצווה
  • נדר נזירות
  • נדר תענית
  • כל נדרי
  • התרת נדרים

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The word Neder comes from the root נ־ד־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Neder in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Neder.

What does Neder (⁨נדר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Neder (⁨נדר⁩) means vow. It is said neder.

Is Neder (⁨נדר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Neder (⁨נדר⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨נְדָרִים⁩.

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

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