Patur (פטור) means exempt in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
exempt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Patur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חופשי, משוחרר מחובה או מאחריות.
וְאֵלֶּה הַמְשֹׁרְרִים רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת לַלְוִיִּם בַּלְּשָׁכֹת פְּטוּרִים כִּי־יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה עֲלֵיהֶם בַּמְּלָאכָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Patur is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- פָּטוּר
- Written without vowel points
- פטור
- Said
- patur
- Root
- פ־ט־ר
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- פְּטוּרִים
- Feminine form
- פְּטוּרָה
- Inflections
- פְּטוּר־, נ' פְּטוּרָה, פְּטוּרַת־, ר' פְּטוּרִים, פְּטוּרֵי־, נ"ר פְּטוּרוֹת
- Gematria
- 295
This is how Patur is said in other languages.
- English
- exempt
- French
- exonérées
These words mean nearly the same as Patur.
- משוחרר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Patur.
- חיב
- חייבmust
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Patur.
The word Patur is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פטור ציצים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Patur comes from the root פ־ט־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Patur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Patur.
What does Patur (פטור) mean in Hebrew?
Patur (פטור) means exempt. It is said patur, with the stress on tur.
What is a synonym for Patur (פטור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Patur (פטור) are משוחרר.
What is the opposite of Patur (פטור)?
Words that mean the opposite of Patur (פטור) are חיב and חייב.
What rhymes with Patur (פטור)?
Words that rhyme with Patur (פטור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פטור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.