Tsir (צִיר) means contraction in Hebrew.
It can also mean labour pains. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
contraction, labour pains
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1(בעיקר ברבים: צִירִים) גל או התקף של כאבים חזקים מאד שחווה היולדת, כחלק מתהליך שנועד להוביל לכדי לידת הולד.
עַל־כֵּן מָלְאוּ מָתְנַי חַלְחָלָה, צִירִים אֲחָזוּנִי כְּצִירֵי יוֹלֵדָה; נַעֲוֵיתִי מִשְּׁמֹעַ, נִבְהַלְתִּי מֵרְאוֹת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צִיר
- Written without vowel points
- ציר
- Said
- tsir
- Root
- צ־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- צִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' צִירִים, צִירֵי־
- Gematria
- 300
This is how Tsir is said in other languages.
- English
- contraction, labour pains
- French
- contraction
These words rhyme with Tsir.
The word Tsir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צירי לידה
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The word Tsir comes from the root צ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsir.
What does Tsir (צִיר) mean in Hebrew?
Tsir (צִיר) means contraction and labour pains. It is said tsir, with the stress on tsir.
What rhymes with Tsir (צִיר)?
Words that rhyme with Tsir (צִיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, שיר, צעיר, and שריר.
Is Tsir (צִיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsir (צִיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ציר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.