Yakir (יקיר) means dear in Hebrew.
It can also mean darling. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dear, darling
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yakir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם יקר, אהוב.
הֲבֵן יַקִּיר לִי אֶפְרַיִם, אִם יֶלֶד שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים – כִּי־מִדֵּי דַבְּרִי בּוֹ, זָכֹר אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ עוֹד; עַל־כֵּן הָמוּ מֵעַי לוֹ, רַחֵם אֲרַחֲמֶנּוּ – נְאֻם־יהוה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yakir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַקִּיר
- Written without vowel points
- יקיר
- Said
- yakir
- Root
- י־ק־ר
- Pattern
- קַטִּיל
- Plural
- יַקִּירִים
- Feminine form
- יַקִּירָה
- Inflections
- נ' יַקִּירָה, יַקִּירַת־, ר' יַקִּירִים, יַקִּירֵי־
- Gematria
- 320
This is how Yakir is said in other languages.
- English
- dear, darling
These words mean nearly the same as Yakir.
These words rhyme with Yakir.
The word Yakir comes from the root י־ק־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Yakir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yakir.
What does Yakir (יקיר) mean in Hebrew?
Yakir (יקיר) means dear and darling. It is said yakir, with the stress on kir.
What is a synonym for Yakir (יקיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yakir (יקיר) are כפרה.
What rhymes with Yakir (יקיר)?
Words that rhyme with Yakir (יקיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Yakir (יקיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Yakir (יקיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יַקִּירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יקיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.