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Se'ar (שיער) means hair in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שֵׂעָר
se'ar
noun · masculine
In English

hair

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Se'ar.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מעטה של חוטים דקים הצומח מעורם של בעלי חיים, בעקר יונקים, המשמש כמבודד.
    וַיֵּצֵא הָרִאשׁוֹן אַדְמוֹנִי כֻּלּוֹ כְּאַדֶּרֶת שֵׂעָר; וַיִּקְרְאוּ שְׁמוֹ עֵשָׂו.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Se'ar is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שֵׂעָר
Written without vowel points
שיער
Said
se'ar
Root
ש־ע־ר
Pattern
קֵטָל
Gematria
580

This is how Se'ar is said in other languages.

English
hair
Arabic
شعر
Russian
волосы
French
chevelure
Spanish
pelo, cabello
German
Haar
Yiddish
האָר

These words mean nearly the same as Se'ar.

  • פרוה

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These words rhyme with Se'ar.

The word Se'ar is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • שיער גולש

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The word Se'ar comes from the root ש־ע־ר, like these words.

This is where the word Se'ar comes from.

המילה משותפת למספר שפות שמיות. אכדית (4) - שיער, נוצות. אוגריתית (שׁרת), ערבית: شَعْر, געז: ጸጕር (ṣägʷr), ארמית: שׂער. כנראה מפרוטו-שמית בצורה המשוערת: śaʕr. המילה קיימת גם במצרית: saārtȧ - שיער של חיה, sr - שער וגם פיאה.

These words come before and after Se'ar in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Se'ar.

What does Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩) means hair. It is said se'ar, with the stress on ar.

What is a synonym for Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩) are ⁨פרוה⁩.

What rhymes with Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩) include ⁨דבר⁩, ⁨בשר⁩, ⁨מספר⁩, ⁨איבר⁩, ⁨ישר⁩, and ⁨זכר⁩.

Is Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Se'ar (⁨שיער⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שער of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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