Pir (פיר) means shaft in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shaft
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חפירה, גומא באדמה. חור אל תוך הקרקע.
The word Pir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּיר
- Written without vowel points
- פיר
- Said
- pir
- Root
- פ־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Gematria
- 290
This is how Pir is said in other languages.
- English
- shaft
These words mean nearly the same as Pir.
- בור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Pir.
The word Pir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לא מצינו שועל שמת בעפר פיר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pir comes from the root פ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Pir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pir.
What does Pir (פיר) mean in Hebrew?
Pir (פיר) means shaft. It is said pir, with the stress on pir.
What is a synonym for Pir (פיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pir (פיר) are בור.
What rhymes with Pir (פיר)?
Words that rhyme with Pir (פיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Pir (פיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Pir (פיר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.