Para aduma (פרה אדומה) means red heifer in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה
para aduma
noun · feminine
In English
red heifer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Para aduma.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יהדותפרה בצבע אדום שאפרה משמש לטיהור מטומאת מת לפי דין התורה. הלכה זו אינה מיושמת בימינו.
The word Para aduma is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה
- Written without vowel points
- פרה אדומה
- Said
- para aduma
- Root
- פ־ר־ר
- Plural
- פָּרוֹת אֲדֻמּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' פָּרוֹת אֲדֻמּוֹת
- Gematria
- 341
This is how Para aduma is said in other languages.
- English
- red heifer
The word Para aduma comes from the root פ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Para aduma in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Para aduma.
What does Para aduma (פרה אדומה) mean in Hebrew?
Para aduma (פרה אדומה) means red heifer. It is said para aduma, with the stress on ra.
Is Para aduma (פרה אדומה) masculine or feminine?
The word Para aduma (פרה אדומה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is פָּרוֹת אֲדֻמּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרה אדמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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