Para (פרה) means cow in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פָּרָה
para
noun · feminine
In English
cow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Para.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נקבת בקר־הבית. רוב תצרוכת החלב של האדם נלקחת ממנה, וכן היא מגודלת לשם אכילת בשרה.
וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת יְפוֹת מַרְאֶה וּבְרִיאֹת בָּשָׂר וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָחוּ.
- 2כינוי גנאישמנה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Para is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פָּרָה
- Written without vowel points
- פרה
- Said
- para
- Root
- פ־ר־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- פָּרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' פָּרוֹת; פָּרַת־, ר' פָּרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 285
This is how Para is said in other languages.
- English
- cow
- Arabic
- بَقَرَة
- Russian
- корова
- French
- vache
- Spanish
- vaca
- German
- Kuh
- Yiddish
- קו
These words rhyme with Para.
The word Para is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יותר משהעגל רוצה לינוק הפרה רוצה להניק
- סוד כמוס לפרה ולסוס
- פרה אדומה
- פרה חולבת
- פרה משוגעת
- פרה פרה
- פרה קדושה
- פרות הבשן
- פרת ים
- פרת משה רבנו
- קרני פרה
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The word Para comes from the root פ־ר־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Para in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Para.
What does Para (פרה) mean in Hebrew?
Para (פרה) means cow. It is said para, with the stress on ra.
What rhymes with Para (פרה)?
Words that rhyme with Para (פרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Para (פרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Para (פרה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is פָּרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.