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Ya'ara (יערה) means honeycomb in Hebrew.

It can also mean honeysuckle. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

יַעֲרָה
ya'ara
noun · feminine
In English

honeycomb, honeysuckle

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ya'ara.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    תאי דונג שבהם דבורים מייצרות דבש.
    וְיוֹנָתָן לֹא שָׁמַע בְּהַשְׁבִּיעַ אָבִיו אֶת הָעָם וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת קְצֵה הַמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּטְבֹּל אוֹתָהּ בְּיַעְרַת הַדְּבָשׁ וַיָּשֶׁב יָדוֹ אֶל פִּיו ותראנה [וַתָּאֹרְנָה] עֵינָיו.
  2. 2
    שם סוג של צמחים ממשפחת היערתיים (Caprifoliáceae). הצמחים בסוג זה (השם המדעי: Lonicera) הם שיחים זקופים או מטפסים בעלי פרחים דו-מיניים וריחניים. במשפחה כמה מינים, שבהם מין ששמו יערת דבש. המינים הנפוצים בישראל הם יערה איטלקית ויערת המטבעות (נקראת גם יערה עגולת העלים), וכן מינים בצמחי התרבות ובהם יערה יפנית.
  3. 3
    שם פרטי לנקבה.
    וְאָחָז הוֹלִיד אֶת-יַעְרָה...

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ya'ara is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
יַעֲרָה
Written without vowel points
יערה
Said
ya'ara
Root
י־ע־ר
Pattern
קַטְלָה
Plural
יְעָרוׂת
Inflections
ר' יְעָרוׂת; יַעֲרַת־, ר' יַעֲרוׂת־
Gematria
285

This is how Ya'ara is said in other languages.

English
honeycomb, honeysuckle

These words mean nearly the same as Ya'ara.

  • חלת דבש

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The word Ya'ara comes from the root י־ע־ר, like these words.

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What does Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩) means honeycomb and honeysuckle. It is said ya'ara, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩) are ⁨חלת דבש⁩.

What rhymes with Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨תורה⁩, ⁨מטרה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, and ⁨סירה⁩.

Is Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ya'ara (⁨יערה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨יְעָרוׂת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יערה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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