Shemer (שמר) means yeast in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
yeast
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shemer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פטריה חד תאית מתסיסה, המוספת במהלך הכנת משקאות אלכוהוליים או במהלך אפיית בצק כדי להתפיחו.
- 2כינוי למשקע הנותר בתחתית כוס היין.
מִשְׁתֵּה שְׁמָנִים מִשְׁתֵּה שְׁמָרִים שְׁמָנִים מְמֻחָיִם שְׁמָרִים מְזֻקָּקִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shemer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁמֶר
- Written without vowel points
- שמר
- Said
- shemer
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- שְמָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְמָרִים; ס"ר שִמְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 540
This is how Shemer is said in other languages.
- English
- yeast
- Russian
- дрожжи
- French
- levure
- Spanish
- levadura
- Yiddish
- יוסט
These words mean nearly the same as Shemer.
These words rhyme with Shemer.
The word Shemer is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בצק שמרים
- חלת שמרים
- עוגת שמרים
- קפא על שמריו
- שוקט אל שמריו
- שמרי יין
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These words come before and after Shemer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shemer.
What does Shemer (שמר) mean in Hebrew?
Shemer (שמר) means yeast. It is said shemer, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shemer (שמר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shemer (שמר) are קובעת.
What rhymes with Shemer (שמר)?
Words that rhyme with Shemer (שמר) include חמר, צמר, זמר, and ממר.
Is Shemer (שמר) masculine or feminine?
The word Shemer (שמר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְמָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.