Sar (שר) means minister in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
minister
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מפקד, מושל.
וַיִּבְחַר מֹשֶׁה אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם רָאשִׁים עַל־הָעָם - שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים, שָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת, שָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְשָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרֹת
- 2חבר ממשלה, מיניסטר.
- 3יעקב צור, "כתב-האמנה מס׳: 4 שליחות דיפלומאטית ראשונה בדרום-אמריקה", הוצאת מעריב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׂר
- Written without vowel points
- שר
- Said
- sar
- Pattern
- קַל
- Plural
- שָׂרִים
- Feminine form
- שָׂרָה
- Inflections
- ר' שָׂרִים; שַׂר־, ר' שָׂרֵי־; נ' שָׂרָה, נ"ר שָׂרוֹת; נ' שָׂרַת־, נ"ר שָׂרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 500
This is how Sar is said in other languages.
- English
- minister
- Arabic
- وزير
- French
- ministre
- German
- Minister
- Yiddish
- מיניסטער
These words mean nearly the same as Sar.
- וזירvizier
- מושל
- מפקד
- פרז
- פרתם
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These words rhyme with Sar.
The word Sar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שר בלי תיק
- שר של ים
- שר עיר
- שר צבא
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These words come before and after Sar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sar.
What does Sar (שר) mean in Hebrew?
Sar (שר) means minister. It is said sar, with the stress on sar.
What is a synonym for Sar (שר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sar (שר) are וזיר, מושל, מפקד, פרז, and פרתם.
What rhymes with Sar (שר)?
Words that rhyme with Sar (שר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Sar (שר) masculine or feminine?
The word Sar (שר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שָׂרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.