Yahir (יהיר) means vain in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
vain
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yahir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמתגאה, נוהג בגסות כעליון על אחרים.
וְאַף כִּי הַיַּיִן בּוֹגֵד, גֶּבֶר יָהִיר וְלֹא יִנְוֶה, אֲשֶׁר הִרְחִיב כִּשְׁאוֹל נַפְשׁוֹ וְהוּא כַמָּוֶת וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּע, וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֵלָיו כָּל הַגּוֹיִם וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֵלָיו כָּל הָעַמִּים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yahir is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָהִיר
- Written without vowel points
- יהיר
- Said
- yahir
- Root
- י־ה־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- יְהִירִים
- Feminine form
- יְהִירָה
- Inflections
- ר' יְהִירִים; נ' יְהִירָה, נ"ר יְהִירוֹת
- Gematria
- 225
This is how Yahir is said in other languages.
- English
- vain
These words mean nearly the same as Yahir.
These words mean the opposite of Yahir.
These words rhyme with Yahir.
The word Yahir comes from the root י־ה־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Yahir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yahir.
What does Yahir (יהיר) mean in Hebrew?
Yahir (יהיר) means vain. It is said yahir, with the stress on hir.
What is a synonym for Yahir (יהיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yahir (יהיר) are גאה, זחוח, שוויצר, שחץ, and טייסן.
What is the opposite of Yahir (יהיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yahir (יהיר) are נחבא אל הכלים.
What rhymes with Yahir (יהיר)?
Words that rhyme with Yahir (יהיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יהיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.