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Sir (סיר) means pot in Hebrew.

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

סִיר
sir
noun · masculine
In English

pot

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sir.

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

  1. 1
    כלי המשמש לבישול מזון.
    וְעָשִׂיתָ סִּירֹתָיו לְדַשְּׁנוֹ, וְיָעָיו וּמִזְרְקֹתָיו וּמִזְלְגֹתָיו וּמַחְתֹּתָיו; לְכָל־כֵּלָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה נְחֹשֶׁת.
  2. 2
    כלי לעשיית צרכים בתוכו. מיועד בדרך כלל לפעוטות.
    מוֹאָב סִיר רַחְצִי; עַל־אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי, עָלַי פְּלֶשֶׁת הִתְרֹעָעִי.

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

The word Sir is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
סִיר
Written without vowel points
סיר
Said
sir
Root
ס־י־ר
Pattern
קִיל
Plural
סִירִים וגם סירוֹת
Inflections
ר' סִירִים וגם סירוֹת
Gematria
270

This is how Sir is said in other languages.

English
pot
Arabic
طنجرة, حلة
Russian
кастрюля
French
faitout, pot
Spanish
olla, pote
German
Topf
Yiddish
טאָפּ

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These words rhyme with Sir.

The word Sir is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Sir comes from the root ס־י־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Sir in the dictionary.

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What does Sir (⁨סיר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Sir (⁨סיר⁩) means pot. It is said sir, with the stress on sir.

What is a synonym for Sir (⁨סיר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Sir (⁨סיר⁩) are ⁨אלפס⁩, ⁨מרחשת⁩, and ⁨פרור⁩.

What rhymes with Sir (⁨סיר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Sir (⁨סיר⁩) include ⁨מכשיר⁩, ⁨עיר⁩, ⁨אוויר⁩, ⁨ציר⁩, ⁨שיר⁩, and ⁨צעיר⁩.

Is Sir (⁨סיר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Sir (⁨סיר⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨סִירִים וגם סירוֹת⁩.

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

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