Tsair (צעיר) means young in Hebrew.
It can also mean jong. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
young, jong
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tsair.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בן-אדם בתחילת חייו, שאינו מבוגר. מהלידה ועד לגיל 20 בערך.
- 2חדש, אינו קיים זמן רב.
- 3פחות מבוגר.
- 4צה"לכינוי גנאי לחייל חדש במערכת הצבאית או במקום השיבוץ שלו.
The word Tsair is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- צָעִיר
- Written without vowel points
- צעיר
- Said
- tsair
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- צְעִירִים
- Feminine form
- צְעִירָה
- Inflections
- ר' צְעִירִים; נ' צְעִירָה, נ"ר צְעִירוֹת; ר' צְעִירֵי־
- Gematria
- 370
This is how Tsair is said in other languages.
- English
- young, jong
- Arabic
- حَدَث
- Russian
- молодой
- French
- jeune
- Spanish
- joven, nuevo, pequeño
- German
- jung
- Yiddish
- יונג
These words mean nearly the same as Tsair.
- בחורון
- נער
- עלם
- רך בשנים
- ירוקgreen
- רובהyouth
- צ'ונגrookie
- פעוטtoddler
- בן תשחורתyouth
- צ'ונגימון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tsair.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsair.
The word Tsair is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צעיר פעור
- שתוק צעיר
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These words come before and after Tsair in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsair.
What does Tsair (צעיר) mean in Hebrew?
Tsair (צעיר) means young and jong. It is said tsair, with the stress on ir.
What is a synonym for Tsair (צעיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsair (צעיר) are בחורון, נער, עלם, רך בשנים, ירוק, and רובה.
What is the opposite of Tsair (צעיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsair (צעיר) are זקן, ישיש, קשיש, בכיר, מבוגר, and שב.
What rhymes with Tsair (צעיר)?
Words that rhyme with Tsair (צעיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and שריר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צעיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.