Parpar (פרפר) means butterfly in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
butterfly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Parpar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מסדרה שבמחלקת החרקים, ולו שני מחושים ושני זוגות כנפיים ססגוניות. בפרט כזה המעופף ביום.
- 2בהשאלהסגנון שחייה בו גורפים עם הידיים ובועטים עם הרגליים יחד.
The word Parpar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פַּרְפַּר
- Written without vowel points
- פרפר
- Said
- parpar
- Root
- פ־ר־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קַלְקַל
- Plural
- פַּרְפָּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' פַּרְפָּרִים
- Gematria
- 560
This is how Parpar is said in other languages.
- English
- butterfly
- Arabic
- فراشة
- Russian
- бабочка
- French
- papillon
- Spanish
- mariposa
- German
- Schmetterling
- Yiddish
- זומער־פֿייגעלע
These words mean nearly the same as Parpar.
- ציפורת כרמים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Parpar.
The word Parpar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אפקט הפרפר
- כמו פרפר לאש
- עניבת פרפר
- פרפר לילה
- פרפרים בבטן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Parpar comes from the root פ־ר־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Parpar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Parpar.
What does Parpar (פרפר) mean in Hebrew?
Parpar (פרפר) means butterfly. It is said parpar, with the stress on par.
What is a synonym for Parpar (פרפר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Parpar (פרפר) are ציפורת כרמים.
What rhymes with Parpar (פרפר)?
Words that rhyme with Parpar (פרפר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Parpar (פרפר) masculine or feminine?
The word Parpar (פרפר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פַּרְפָּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרפר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.