Za'ir (זָעִיר) means little in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
little
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Za'ir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קטן. שגדלו אינו רב בדרך כלל בהפלגה
The word Za'ir is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- זָעִיר
- Written without vowel points
- זעיר
- Said
- za'ir
- Root
- ז־ע־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- זְעִירִים
- Feminine form
- זְעִירָה
- Inflections
- נ' זְעִירָה, ר' זְעִירִים, נ"ר זְעִירוֹת
- Gematria
- 287
This is how Za'ir is said in other languages.
- English
- little
These words mean nearly the same as Za'ir.
- קטן
- קטנטן
- פיצי
- פצפון
- גמד
- ננסdwarf
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Za'ir.
- גדול
- כביר
- עצום
- רב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Za'ir.
The word Za'ir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עדשת מים זעירה
- מזל"ט
- אצ"ז
- אז"ם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Za'ir comes from the root ז־ע־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Za'ir comes from.
צורה חלופית מן זְעֵיר שלעיל.
These words come before and after Za'ir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Za'ir.
What does Za'ir (זָעִיר) mean in Hebrew?
Za'ir (זָעִיר) means little. It is said za'ir, with the stress on ir.
What is a synonym for Za'ir (זָעִיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Za'ir (זָעִיר) are קטן, קטנטן, פיצי, פצפון, גמד, and ננס.
What is the opposite of Za'ir (זָעִיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Za'ir (זָעִיר) are גדול, כביר, עצום, and רב.
What rhymes with Za'ir (זָעִיר)?
Words that rhyme with Za'ir (זָעִיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זעיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.