Peres (פֶּרֶס) means ossifrage in Hebrew.
It can also mean lammergeier. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פֶּרֶס
peres
noun · masculine
In English
ossifrage, lammergeier
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Peres.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עוף דורס גדול ומזוקן ממשפחת הנציים. שייך לקבוצת נשרי העולם הישן יחד עם הנשר, הרחם, והעזניה.
וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר לֹא-תֹאכְלוּ מֵהֶם הַנֶּשֶׁר וְהַפֶּרֶס וְהָעָזְנִיָּה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Peres is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּרֶס
- Written without vowel points
- פרס
- Said
- peres
- Root
- פ־ר־ס
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּרָסִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּרָסִים, פַּרְסֶי־
- Gematria
- 340
This is how Peres is said in other languages.
- English
- ossifrage, lammergeier
- Arabic
- نسر ملتحي
- Russian
- бородач
- French
- gypaète
- Spanish
- quebrantahuesos
- German
- Lämmergeier, Bartgeier
These words rhyme with Peres.
The word Peres comes from the root פ־ר־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Peres in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Peres.
What does Peres (פֶּרֶס) mean in Hebrew?
Peres (פֶּרֶס) means ossifrage and lammergeier. It is said peres, with the stress on pe.
What rhymes with Peres (פֶּרֶס)?
Words that rhyme with Peres (פֶּרֶס) include חרס, ערש, גרש, קרס, and ארס.
Is Peres (פֶּרֶס) masculine or feminine?
The word Peres (פֶּרֶס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּרָסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.