Peger (פגר) means corpse in Hebrew.
It can also mean carcass. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
corpse, carcass
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Peger.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גופת אדם או בעל חיים שמת.
וַיֵּרֶד הָעַיִט עַל הַפְּגָרִים וַיַּשֵׁב אֹתָם אַבְרָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Peger is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּגֶר
- Written without vowel points
- פגר
- Said
- peger
- Root
- פ־ג־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Inflections
- ר' פְּגָרִים נס' פְּגָרָיו פְּגָרֶיהָ פִּגְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 283
This is how Peger is said in other languages.
- English
- corpse, carcass
These words mean nearly the same as Peger.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Peger.
The word Peger is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פגר מובס
- שגר פגר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Peger comes from the root פ־ג־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Peger comes from.
בכתובות המלכותיים המיוחסים לתגלת פלאסר השלישי מופיע באכדית, כשם עצם- "pagru", הגייה: "פגרוּ", 48% בהוראת-"גוף" המהווים (x 10)היקרויות מן כלל התעודות האכדיות. :ובהוראת גוויה 52% (x11) היקרויות.
These words come before and after Peger in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Peger.
What does Peger (פגר) mean in Hebrew?
Peger (פגר) means corpse and carcass. It is said peger, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Peger (פגר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Peger (פגר) are גופה, גווייה, and נבלה.
What rhymes with Peger (פגר)?
Words that rhyme with Peger (פגר) include נגר, סגר, and שגר.
Is Peger (פגר) masculine or feminine?
The word Peger (פגר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פגר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.