Rir (ריר) means slime in Hebrew.
It can also mean mucus. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
slime, mucus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נוזל המופרש מהפה, רוק
וַיְשַׁנּוֹ אֶת טַעְמוֹ בְּעֵינֵיהֶם, וַיִּתְהֹלֵל בְּיָדָם; וַיְתָיו עַל דַּלְתוֹת הַשַּׁעַר, וַיּוֹרֶד רִירוֹ אֶל זְקָנוֹ.
- 2נוזל צמיג המופרש מרקמת גוף בעל חיים או מצמח
הֲיֵאָכֵל תָּפֵל מִבְּלִי מֶלַח; אִם יֶשׁ טַעַם בְּרִיר חַלָּמוּת?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רִיר
- Written without vowel points
- ריר
- Said
- rir
- Root
- ר־י־ר
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- רִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' רִירִים; רִיר־, ר' רִירֵי־
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Rir is said in other languages.
- English
- slime, mucus
- Arabic
- مخاط, نخاعة
- Russian
- слизь
- French
- glaire, bave
- Spanish
- moco, baba
- German
- Schleim
These words mean nearly the same as Rir.
These words rhyme with Rir.
The word Rir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הזיל ריר
- ריר חלמות
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These words come before and after Rir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rir.
What does Rir (ריר) mean in Hebrew?
Rir (ריר) means slime and mucus. It is said rir, with the stress on rir.
What is a synonym for Rir (ריר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rir (ריר) are רוק and תמס.
What rhymes with Rir (ריר)?
Words that rhyme with Rir (ריר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Rir (ריר) masculine or feminine?
The word Rir (ריר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ריר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.