Zakhar (זכר) means male in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
male
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zakhar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראאחד משני הזוויגים ברבייה מינית, זה בעל תאי הרבייה הקטנים יחסית.
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ, בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ; זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, בָּרָא אֹתָם.
- 2אלקטרוניקהתקע, צד מובלט במכשיר שניתן להתאים לשקע (נקבה) על מנת לסגור מעגל חשמלי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zakhar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זָכָר
- Written without vowel points
- זכר
- Said
- zakhar
- Root
- ז־כ־ר
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- זְכָרִים
- Inflections
- זְכַר־; ר' זְכָרִים, זִכְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 227
This is how Zakhar is said in other languages.
- English
- male
- Arabic
- ذكر
- Russian
- мужчина
- French
- mâle
- Spanish
- macho, masculino
These words mean nearly the same as Zakhar.
- גבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Zakhar.
- נקבה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zakhar.
The word Zakhar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בן זכר
- זכר אלפא
- משכב זכר
- צלם זכר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Zakhar comes from the root ז־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Zakhar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zakhar.
What does Zakhar (זכר) mean in Hebrew?
Zakhar (זכר) means male. It is said zakhar, with the stress on khar.
What is a synonym for Zakhar (זכר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zakhar (זכר) are גבר.
What is the opposite of Zakhar (זכר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zakhar (זכר) are נקבה.
What rhymes with Zakhar (זכר)?
Words that rhyme with Zakhar (זכר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and סוכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זכר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.