Tabur (טבור) means bellybutton in Hebrew.
It can also mean navel. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bellybutton, navel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tabur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אנטומיהגומה הנמצאת באמצע הבטן, והיא צלקת של הצינור אשר מזין את העובר בהיותו ברחם.
- 2בהשאלהמרכז, אמצע. או מקום גבוה
וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד גַּעַל לְדַבֵּר וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה־עָם יוֹרְדִים מֵעִם טַבּוּר הָאָרֶץ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tabur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- טַבּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- טבור
- Said
- tabur
- Root
- ט־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קַטּוּל
- Plural
- טַבּוּרִים ט
- Inflections
- ר' טַבּוּרִים ט
- Gematria
- 217
This is how Tabur is said in other languages.
- English
- bellybutton, navel
- Russian
- пупок
- French
- nombril, ombilic
- Spanish
- ombligo
- German
- Nabel, Bauchnabel
These words mean nearly the same as Tabur.
- פופיק
- קורקבןgizzard
- שרר
- תווך
- מרכזhub
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tabur.
The word Tabur is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דם טבורי
- חבל הטבור
- טבור אופן
- טבור הארץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Tabur comes from.
יתכן מערבית מושאלת לפרסית: تبیر טֲבּיר - בהוראת תוף (מתקשר לצורת הבטן, שהטבור במרכזה) אכדית - (דֻפֻּרֻ, דבּרֻ dubburu או duppuru) בהוראת להסתלק,מסולק. כמו חבל הטבור המסולק לאחר הלידה.
These words come before and after Tabur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tabur.
What does Tabur (טבור) mean in Hebrew?
Tabur (טבור) means bellybutton and navel. It is said tabur, with the stress on bur.
What is a synonym for Tabur (טבור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tabur (טבור) are פופיק, קורקבן, שרר, תווך, and מרכז.
What rhymes with Tabur (טבור)?
Words that rhyme with Tabur (טבור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
Is Tabur (טבור) masculine or feminine?
The word Tabur (טבור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is טַבּוּרִים ט.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טבור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.