Ur (אוּר) means Ur in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אוּר
ur
noun · feminine
In English
Ur
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר קדומה במסופוטמיה.
וַיָּמָת הָרָן עַל-פְּנֵי תֶּרַח אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתּוֹ בְּאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ur is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוּר
- Written without vowel points
- אור
- Said
- ur
- Gematria
- 207
This is how Ur is said in other languages.
- English
- Ur
These words rhyme with Ur.
This is where the word Ur comes from.
משומרית: עיר
These words come before and after Ur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ur.
What does Ur (אוּר) mean in Hebrew?
Ur (אוּר) means Ur. It is said ur, with the stress on ur.
What rhymes with Ur (אוּר)?
Words that rhyme with Ur (אוּר) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, חיבור, and דור.
Is Ur (אוּר) masculine or feminine?
The word Ur (אוּר) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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