Tor (תּוֹר) means turtle dove in Hebrew.
It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
turtle dove
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ציפור ממשפחת היוניים, שצבעה בדרך-כלל חום-אפור.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, קְחָה לִי עֶגְלָה מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת, וְעֵז מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת, וְאַיִל מְשֻׁלָּשׁ; וְתֹר, וְגוֹזָל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tor is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- תור
- Said
- tor
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- תּוֹרִים
- Inflections
- ר' תּוֹרִים; תּוֹר־, ר' תּוֹרֵי־
- Gematria
- 606
This is how Tor is said in other languages.
- English
- turtle dove
- Arabic
- تُرْغُلَّة
- Russian
- го́рлица, го́рлинка
- French
- tourterelle
- Spanish
- tórtola
- German
- Turteltaube
These words rhyme with Tor.
These words come before and after Tor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tor.
What does Tor (תּוֹר) mean in Hebrew?
Tor (תּוֹר) means turtle dove. It is said tor, with the stress on tor.
What rhymes with Tor (תּוֹר)?
Words that rhyme with Tor (תּוֹר) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
Is Tor (תּוֹר) masculine or feminine?
The word Tor (תּוֹר) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is תּוֹרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.