Pere (פרא) means onager in Hebrew.
It can also mean wild ass and savage. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
onager, wild ass, savage
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Pere.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חמור בר.
כִּי-אַרְמוֹן נֻטָּשׁ הֲמוֹן עִיר עֻזָּב עֹפֶל וָבַחַן הָיָה בְעַד מְעָרוֹת עַד-עוֹלָם מְשׂוֹשׂ פְּרָאִים מִרְעֵה עֲדָרִים
- 2בהשאלהכינוי לאדם חסר־תרבות, חסר־רסן ולצמח או חיה לא מתורבתים.
- 3המילה משותפת גם לערבית: فَرَاء
- 4ייתכן כי מדובר, בין השאר, בגלגול מן השורשים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pere is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּרֶא
- Written without vowel points
- פרא
- Said
- pere
- Root
- פ־ר־א
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּרָאִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּרָאִים, פֶּרֶא־
- Gematria
- 281
This is how Pere is said in other languages.
- English
- onager, wild ass, savage
- Arabic
- فَرَاء
These words mean nearly the same as Pere.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pere is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פרא אדם
- גדל פרא
- גדולי פרא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Pere in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pere.
What does Pere (פרא) mean in Hebrew?
Pere (פרא) means onager, wild ass, and savage. It is said pere, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Pere (פרא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pere (פרא) are ערוד, נימוס, חמור, שוטה, and בר.
Is Pere (פרא) masculine or feminine?
The word Pere (פרא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּרָאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.