Sahar (סהר) means crescent in Hebrew.
It can also mean enclosure and stable. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
crescent, enclosure, stable
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Sahar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חצי הירח; הירח בצורת חרמש.
- 2בהשאלהמכלאה בשדה לצאן או בקר; מקום בשדה מוקף גדר לאחסון תבואה.
- 3המילה מופיעה פעם אחת במקרא, בצירוף "אגן הסהר"
הִנֵּה חָלַמְתִּי חֲלוֹם עוֹד וְהִנֵּה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵחַ
- 4אולי על שום צורתו העגולה. קרוב אל סֹהַר (מקום מגודר). בנוסחים אחדים הכתיב הוא סַחַר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sahar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַהַר
- Written without vowel points
- סהר
- Said
- sahar
- Root
- ס־ה־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Inflections
- סַהַר־
- Gematria
- 265
This is how Sahar is said in other languages.
- English
- crescent, enclosure, stable
These words mean nearly the same as Sahar.
- דיר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sahar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הסהר הפורה
- חצי סהר
- הסהר האדום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sahar comes from the root ס־ה־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Sahar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sahar.
What does Sahar (סהר) mean in Hebrew?
Sahar (סהר) means crescent, enclosure, and stable. It is said sahar, with the stress on sa.
What is a synonym for Sahar (סהר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sahar (סהר) are דיר.
Is Sahar (סהר) masculine or feminine?
The word Sahar (סהר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סהר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.