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Papirus (פפירוס) means papyrus in Hebrew.

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

פָּפִּירוּס
papirus
noun · masculine
In English

papyrus

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Papirus.

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

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    צמח־מים גבוה ממשפחת הדגניים, שמסיביו וקליפותיו היו מייצרים נייר.

The word Papirus is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
פָּפִּירוּס
Written without vowel points
פפירוס
Said
papirus
Plural
פֵּפִּירוּסִים
Inflections
ר' פֵּפִּירוּסִים
Gematria
436

This is how Papirus is said in other languages.

English
papyrus
German
Papyrus

These words mean nearly the same as Papirus.

  • גומא

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These words rhyme with Papirus.

These words come before and after Papirus in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Papirus.

What does Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩) means papyrus. It is said papirus, with the stress on pi.

What is a synonym for Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩) are ⁨גומא⁩.

What rhymes with Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩) include ⁨וירוס⁩ and ⁨אירוס⁩.

Is Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Papirus (⁨פפירוס⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨פֵּפִּירוּסִים⁩.

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

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