Seor (שאור) means leaven in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׂאוֹר
seor
noun · masculine
In English
leaven
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Seor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מזוןסוג של גורם התפחה. עיסת דגן שהחמיצה ביותר ואיתה מתפיחים בצק.
שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שְׂאֹר לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְּבָתֵּיכֶם כִּי כָּל אֹכֵל מַחְמֶצֶת וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּגֵּר וּבְאֶזְרַח הָאָרֶץ.
- 2שיטה המשמשת כזרז לתהליכים ביו-אורגניים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Seor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂאוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- שאור
- Said
- seor
- Root
- ש־א־ר
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Gematria
- 507
This is how Seor is said in other languages.
- English
- leaven
These words rhyme with Seor.
The word Seor is part of these phrases and sayings.
- השאור שבעיסה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Seor comes from the root ש־א־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Seor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Seor.
What does Seor (שאור) mean in Hebrew?
Seor (שאור) means leaven. It is said seor, with the stress on or.
What rhymes with Seor (שאור)?
Words that rhyme with Seor (שאור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
Is Seor (שאור) masculine or feminine?
The word Seor (שאור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שאור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.